The Confederation of Afrcan Football, CAF, paid the African Cup of
Nations champions, Algeria, the sum of $4.5 million, Senegal, the
second-placed team got $2.5m, while third-placed Super Eagles earned
$2m.
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, l they will receive $670.000 following their
disappointing elimination from the round of 16, according to Vanguard.
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.
