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CAF reveals AFCON prize money

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African Cup of Nations champions Algeria have received $4.5 million, Senegal $2.5m, while third place contestants Super Eagles and Tunisia earned $2.m.

Algeria lifted their second ever AFCON trophy after narrowly beating Senegal 1-0 in the final last Friday night.

Following the end of the tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have revealed the prize money for all participant countries. [

As for hosts Egypt they will receive $670.000 following their disappointing elimination from the round of 16.

The prizes will be distributed as follows: Angola and Kenya (Third place in group-stages): $620.000 Round of 16: $670.000 (Benin, Uganda, Egypt, Mali, Guinea, DR Congo, Cameroon and Ghana) Quarter-finals: $800.000 (Madagascar, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Benin) Semi-finalists: $2 million (Nigeria and Tunisia) Senegal: $2.5 million. Algeria: $4.5 million.

(Credit: VANGUARD)

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