Millions Harambee Stars will collect for featuring in CHAN
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Kenya will co-host the 19-team tournament alongside Uganda and Tanzania from August 2 to 30
Harambee Stars are assured of receiving a whopping Ksh25.8 million for featuring in the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
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Kenya will co-host the 19-team tournament alongside Uganda and Tanzania from August 2 to 30.
According to the breakdown of the tournament’s prize money by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Harambee Stars could earn even more money should they finish third in their Group ‘A’ or higher.
Africa’s football governing body, CAF, has announced a record prize purse of KSh1.3 billion ($10.4 million) for the tournament, a 32 percent increase from Sh1.02 billion ($7.9 million) awarded at the last edition held in Algeria in 2023.
The winner of this edition will receive Sh452.2 million ($3.5 million), marking a 75 percent increase from the Sh258.4 million ($2 million) that Senegal took home after clinching the previous edition in Algeria.
The tournament runners-up will walk away with Sh155 million ($1.2 million), while the teams that finish third and fourth will earn Sh90.4 million ($700,000) and Sh77.5 million ($600,000) respectively.
Harambee Stars are in Group ‘A’ alongside 2018 and 2020 champions Morocco, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, who won in 2009 and 2016, and Zambia.
Group ‘B’ comprises hosts Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mauritania and the Central African Republic, while Group ‘C’ includes Uganda, Algeria, Niger, Guinea and South Africa.
Group ‘D’ will feature defending champions Senegal, Sudan, Republic of Congo and Nigeria, with matches in this group set to be hosted in Zanzibar.
According to CAF, the three teams that finish bottom in the five-team Groups ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ will each receive Sh25.8 million ($200,000).
A similar amount will also go to the fourth-placed teams in these same pools as well as the bottom-placed team in the four-team Group ‘D’.
For the three teams that finish third in the five-team Groups ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’, along with the third-placed team in Group ‘D’, each will walk away with Sh38.7 million ($300,000).
Meanwhile, the four losing quarter-finalists will each pocket Sh58.1 million ($450,000).
Only the top two teams in each pool will progress to the quarter-finals.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe said the increase in prize money is part of a wider strategy to elevate African football.
“We are excited about the upcoming CHAN in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
This increase in prize money will support development of locally based players and help strengthen the global competitiveness of African football,” said Motsepe.
“This competition is a key part of our strategy to make African football more appealing to fans, sponsors and global broadcasters,” he added.
Thanks to the significant increase in CHAN’s prize money, the tournament now ranks third among CAF competitions in terms of earnings.
Only the Africa Cup of Nations winners (Sh904.4 million or $7 million) and CAF Champions League winners (Sh516.8 million or $4 million) will take home more.
Previously, CHAN winners earned the same amount, Sh258.4 million ($2 million) as CAF Confederation Cup champions.
