Africa Cup of Nations 2025 prize money: $32 million waiting for the AFCON participants

With only a few days remaining before the kickoff, anticipation continues to build for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to be hosted in Morocco.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed an increase in the tournament’s prize money, with the total financial rewards reaching $32 million USD, underlining the growing commercial value of Africa’s flagship national team competition.

The tournament will feature 24 national teams, divided into six groups of four teams each. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams from every group will qualify directly for the Round of 16, along with the four best third-placed teams, completing the knockout-stage lineup.

AFCON 2025 Prize Money Breakdown

CAF has distributed the prize money across all stages of the competition as follows:

• Fourth-placed teams in the group stage (6 teams): $500,000 each

• Non-qualified third-placed teams (2 teams): $700,000 each

• Round of 16 losers (8 teams): $800,000 each

• Quarter-final losers (4 teams): $1.3 million each

• Semi-final losers (2 teams): $2.5 million each

• Runner-up: $4 million

• Champion: $7 million

Group Stage Draw

• Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros

• Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe

• Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania

• Group D: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Botswana

• Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan

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