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The winner of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will receive $10 million in prize money, the Confederation of African Football has announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAF President Patrice Motsepe disclosed this on Saturday after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee in Rabat, Morocco, a day before the kick-off of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AFCON Morocco 2025 is scheduled to run from Sunday, December 21, 2025, to Sunday, January 18, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement posted on CAF\u2019s website, \u201cThe prize money for the winner represents a 43% increase from the 2023 edition, when hosts Cote d\u2019Ivoire pocketed USD 7 million.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prize money has also doubled over a four-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners of the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Cameroon 2021 earned $5 million, before the figure rose to $7 million at the C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire 2023 tournament and now to $10 million in 2025, marking a 100 per cent increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAF said the runners-up at the Morocco 2025 tournament will receive $4 million, while the two semi-finalists will each earn $2.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The continental body described the increment as part of efforts to enhance the value, competitiveness and global appeal of Africa\u2019s flagship football competition. (Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The winner of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will receive $10 million in prize money, the Confederation of African Football has announced. CAF President Patrice Motsepe disclosed this on Saturday after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee in Rabat, Morocco, a day before the kick-off of the tournament. 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