The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the biennial African tournament organised by CAF. Image: Sporting News
Bafana Bafana: AFCON quarter-final prize money revealed
Bafana Bafana are laughing all the way to the bank after their AFCON exploits which have seen them reach the quarter-finals.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the biennial African tournament organised by CAF. Image: Sporting News
Bafana Bafana has qualified for the AFCON quarter-finals in a tournament of surprises. Not a single team who made the final eight in 2021 have made it this time around.
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Nigeria, Angola, DR Congo, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde and South Africa are dreaming of continental glory. They’ve also all earned R24.4 million after Patric Motsepe announced a 40% increase in prize money at the showpiece.
“CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the Prize Money of the AFCON and all its other major competitions,” CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe said before the tournament kicked off.
“We have increased the Prize Money of the AFCON Winner to USD 7 000 000 which is a 40% increase from the previous AFCON Prize Money.
“I am confident that a portion of the Prize Money will contribute to developing football and also benefit all the football stakeholders, as well as assist our Member Associations with their administrations.”
Bafana’s prize money would increase steeply to R46.9 million should they defeat Cape Verde and reach the semi-finals.
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Teboho Mokoena is grabbing the headlines and pulling the strings, but Sphephele ‘Yaya’ Sithole is doing a whole lot of dirty work alongside the Sundowns man. Together, they’ve become a formidable central pairing that can go deep into the tournament. Mothobi Mvala has been superb in the centre of defence for South Africa, helping them to three clean sheets in four games (huge credit also to skipper Ronwen Williams), but the work Sithole does shielding the back four is invaluable. If he can keep it up, the 24-year-old won’t be playing in the second tier of Portugal for long.
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