By IJEOMA OKIGBO

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has increased the prize money of the winner of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024 by 100% and the total prize money by 45%.

According to Patrice Motsepe, President of CAF, the winner of this edition will get one million dollars as against 500,000 in 2022 with the total prize money increased to over 3.4 million dollars against 2.4 million dollars.

“The confederation is continuing with its commitment to the development and growth of Women’s Football in Africa.

“The 100 per cent increase in the prize money of the winner of the tournament and the 45 per cent total increase should contribute to the increase of the salaries of women football players, coaches and employees.

“The quality and standard of women’s football in Africa is consistently improving and is world class.

“We are excited about the substantial increase in the number of fans, broadcasting viewers and sponsors in this tournament,” Motsepe said.

The participating National Teams will receive:

Winner: USD 1 000 000

Runner up: USD 500 000

Third place: USD 350 000

Fourth place: USD 300 000

Quarter-finalists (4 Teams): USD 200 000 for each Team

3rd of the group: USD 150 000

4th of the group (3 Teams): USD 125 000 for each Team

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY: USD 3 475,000. (NAN)