The Confederation of African Football ( CAF) has announced an increase in the prize money for the winner of the Women's African Cup of Nations.
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The announcement was made on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, the same day the competition will kick off in Morocco. According to reports, CAF has decided to increase the total prize money that will be won by the Women from $975,000 to $2.4 million.
The increase will cut across all participating countries at the competition, the winner is expected to walk away with $500,000 against the $200,000 that was given to Nigeria after winning the competition in Cameroon.
The team that finished in second place will receive prize money of $300,000 compared to $175,000 while thr semifinalists will receive prize money of $225,000, an increase of $100,000 as against the last edition.
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