January 8 – The winner of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) will obtain $3.5 million in prize cash after the African governing physique elevated the match’s complete prize pot.
On Tuesday, the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) introduced a considerable improve in prize cash with the winner of this 12 months’s CHAN receiving $3.5 million – a rise of 75%, mentioned CAF. In complete, $10,4 million will likely be on provide on the match staged by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda subsequent month (February 1-28).
In a press release, CAF boss Patrice Motsepe mentioned: “The CHAN is a vital Competitors for the event and development of Africa-based soccer gamers and proficient younger gamers and can contribute considerably to the worldwide competitiveness of African soccer and CAF Competitions. This Competitors is a part of our technique of investing in African soccer and making it interesting and enticing to soccer followers, TV viewers, sponsors, companions and different stakeholders in Africa and worldwide.”
Staged on a biennial foundation, CHAN is a match for domestic-based gamers. Senegal received the 2022 version in Algeria and the trio of East African international locations will stage the match subsequent month as a dry run for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations within the area.
In 2023, CAF raised the prize cash for the Africa Cup of Nations, the continent’s flagship competitors, by 40%. The winners obtained $7 million whereas the runners-up earned $4 million. Every of the 2 semi-finalists banked $2.5 million and the 4 quarterfinalists took house $1.3 million every.
Thus far 17 international locations have certified for the CHAN Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Morocco, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Sudan, Zambia, Angola and Madagascar.
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