RABAT, Morocco — The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a significant increase in prize money for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025, with the tournament winners set to take home USD 10 million.
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe announced on Saturday, following a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) in Rabat, a day before the official kick-off of the tournament.
The USD 10 million prize represents a 43 percent increase from the 2023 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire, where the champions received USD 7 million. It also marks a doubling of the winners’ purse over four years, up from USD 5 million at the AFCON Cameroon 2021.
“This historic increase in prize money reflects our commitment to growing African football and making CAF competitions more competitive and commercially attractive,” Motsepe said.
A breakdown of the recent increases shows a steady upward trend in AFCON rewards, with champions earning USD 5 million in 2021, USD 7 million in 2023, and now USD 10 million in 2025.
In addition to the winners’ prize, CAF confirmed that the runners-up at AFCON Morocco 2025 will receive USD 4 million, while each of the two semi-finalists will earn USD 2.5 million.
African Nations League
As part of the reforms, CAF will introduce an African Nations League, set to begin in 2029 and run annually. The new competition will take place in September, October and November each year and is intended to provide regular high-level competition for national teams across the continent.
Under the proposed format, all 54 CAF member associations will be divided into four zones. The Northern zone will have six nations, while the Eastern, Western, Central and Southern zones will each comprise 16 teams.
Matches will be played in September and October, with the regional champions advancing to a final stage in November to determine an overall winner.
Motsepe described the African Nations League as “the equivalent of an AFCON every year,” adding that the tournament will be organised in partnership with FIFA to help attract top-tier sponsors and boost commercial revenues.
