REVEALED: AFCON prize money for winners, runner-ups, others

The financial rewards for competing nations in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON prize money) in Cote d'Ivoire have been made public by the Confederation of African Football.

By winning the trophy, the AFCON 2023 champion will receive a cheque for $7 million. Four million dollars will go to the runners-up. Each of the two teams that lose in the semifinals will get $2.5 million.

The four losing quarterfinalists will get $1.3 million apiece further down the ladder. Each of the eight teams eliminated in the round of 16 will receive $800,000.

Moreover, two groups that placed third in their respective groups but did not advance will split $700,000. Each of the six groups' bottom-finishing teams received $500,000.
The AFCON 2023 prize money, as revealed by CAF

Winner: $7,000,000

Runners-up: $4,000,000
Semi-finalists (two teams): $2,500,000 x 2

Quarter-finalists (four teams): $1,300,000 x 4

Round of 16 (eight teams): $800,000 x 8

The teams ranked 3rd in their group but fail to qualify for the round of 16 (2 teams): $700,000 x 2

The teams ranked 4th in each of the six groups (six teams): $500 000 x 6

As the tournament begins the quarterfinals stage on Friday (today), eight teams are playing, seeking to advance to the next round (semifinals).

At the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Friday (today), Nigeria will face old foes, Angola, as they continue their quest for their fourth Africa Cup of Nations title, which they last won in 2013.