The Confederation of African Football, CAF shared details of how the tournament’s $34.6 million prize money will be distributed.
In a statement, the African Football governing body shared the details on how the entire $34.6 million prize money would be distributed among the 24 participating teams.
According to the breakdown, the six teams finishing at the bottom (fourth) of the six groups including the two teams who finished third but failed to qualify for round 16 as best losers will receive $500,000 each, while the eight teams exiting at the round of 16 will be awarded $800,000 each.
The teams who failed to progress more than the quarter-finals will receive $1.3 Million, the Semi-Finalist $2.5 million, and the Winner and runners-up will receive $7 million and $4 million each.
AFCON 2023 Prize Money
Winner
$7 000 000
Runners-up
$4 000 000
Semi-finalists (2 teams)
$2 500 000 x 2
Quarter-finalists (4 teams)
$1300 000 x 4
Round of 16 (8 teams)
$800 000 x 8
The two (2) teams ranked 3rd in their group but failed to qualify for the round of 16 (2 teams)
$700 000 x 2
The teams ranked 4th in each of the 6 groups (6 teams)
$500 000 x 6
