Ahead of the kick-off of the 33rd edition of the Africa cup of nations, CAF held an executive committee meeting chaired by Dr Patrice Motsepe in Doua
Ahead of the kick-off of the 33rd edition of the Africa cup of nations, CAF held an executive committee meeting chaired by Dr Patrice Motsepe in Douala, Cameroon.
The long-hour meeting which focused much on the success of AFCON 2021 also concluded on increasing the prize monies to reward merit performance and raise the status of the elite Africa nations cup and will be in effect in the upcoming kick-off at Olembe stadium, Yaounde between Cameroon and Burkina Faso on Sunday, January 9 2022.
In the last edition of the Africa cup of nations held in Egypt, the champion received $4.5million, Runner-up $2.5million, Semi-Finalist $2million and Quarter-Finalist $1million.
Below are the new TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Prize Monies:
· Winner: USD 5 million (an increase of USD 500 000)
· Runner-up: USD 2.75 million (an increase of USD 250 000)
· Semi-Finalists: USD 2.2 million (an increase of USD 200 000)
· Quarter-Finalists: USD 1.175 million (an increase of USD 175 000)
This represents a total increase in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations prize money of USD 1.850m.
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Source: Ghana / Herosportgh.com / Obed Atuah Adams
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