The winner of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations trophy will go home with $5 million, Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced.
The prize money was $4.5 million and the 11 per cent increase was approved during the meeting of CAF executives in Douala, Cameroon on Friday.
The runners-up will be paid $2.75 million, a 10% increase from $2.5 million.
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The prize monies for the semi-finalists and the quarter-finalists were also increased, with the total sum of the increase on all prize monies being $1.85 million.
Each of the 24 countries that qualified for the competition, will receive at least €534,000 for participation.
The new AFCON prize money structure is as follows:
* Winners: $5 million
* Runners-up: $2.75 million
* Semi-Finalists: $2.2 million
* Quarter-Finalists: $1.175 million.
