The 2023 Afcon host's Ivory Coast walked away with Sh1.1 billion in prize money after beating Nigeria 2-1 in the final played at the Olympic Stadium Ebimpé on Sunday. CAF (Confederation of African Football) president, Patrice Motsepe had earlier announced a 40 per cent increase in the prize money for the winning Afcon nation. "CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the Prize Money of the AFCON and all its other major competitions," Motsepe said. "We have increased the Prize Money of the AFCON Winner to USD 7,000,000 (Sh1.1 billion) which is a 40 per cent increase from the previous AFCON Prize Money." In the 2021 edition of the tournament hosted by Cameroon, winners Senegal took home Sh795 million while runners-up Egypt got Sh437 million.

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2024 13:37 UTC