AFCON2025 : Prize money for AFCON winner revealed

Morocco are hosts for the 2025 AFCON in North Africa. 

The prestigious tournament will run from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.

Ivory Coast are the reigning champions of Africas premier competition.

Few hours to start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), all the 24 teams participating at the continental showpiece were notified about a substantial increase in prize money of the coveted prize.

This was confirmed by the head of African Football Federation (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe during a press conference held on Saturday in Rabat.

A nation that emerges victorious next year in the grand finale to be staged on 18th January, will walk away with USD 10 million, a 43 % increase compared to what the winner pocketed at the last edition.

Ivory Coast, hosts and eventual winners of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations landed USD 7 Million in a tournament that recorded huge attendances in addition to attracting a huge global appeal.

The move by CAF to increase the financial rewards, mirrors the commercial rise of African Football especially coming at a time when the continent is all focused at the events in Morocco.

The runners-up at the Total Energies CAF AFCON will receive USD 4 Million while the two semi-finals will receive USD 2.5 Million.

Historic increase in AFCON Prize Money

AFCON Cameroon 2021: USD 5 Million
AFCON Cote d’Ivoire 2023: USD 7 Million
AFCON Morocco 2025: USD 10 Million