AFCON 2023: The prize money for winner, runner-up, others Revealed

AFRICA, Feb. 2 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the monetary rewards for the winner, runners-up and all other participating nations at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON in the west African country of Cote d’Ivoire.

According to the revelation, the winner of AFCON 2023 will take home  $7 million for lifting the trophy. The runners-up will go home with $4 million. The two losing semi-finalists (two teams that will come third and fourth positions) will each receive $2.5 million.

Going down the ranks, the losing quarter-finalists (four teams) will each receive $1.3 million. The eight teams knocked out in the round of 16 will get $800,000 each.

Furthermore, two teams that finished third in their group but fail to advance will each pocket $700,000. The six teams that finished last in their groups received $500,000 each.

The Cote d’Ivoire hosted AFCON 2023 prize money, as revealed by CAF thus:

Winner: $7,000,000

Runners-up: $4,000,000

Semi-finalists (two teams): $2,500,000 x 2

Quarter-finalists (four  teams): $1,300,000 x 4

Round of 16 (eight teams): $800,000 x 8

The teams ranked 3rd in their group but fail to qualify for the round of 16 (2 teams): $700,000 x 2

The teams ranked 4th in each of the six groups (six teams): $500 000 x 6

As the tournament begins the quarterfinals stage on Friday (today), eight teams are playing, seeking to advance to the next round (semifinals).

At the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, the Cote d’Ivoire capital on Friday (today), Nigeria will face old football enemy, Angola, as they continue their quest for their fourth Africa Cup of Nations title, which they last won in 2013.