Sports News of Friday, 7 June 2019
Source: asempanews.com
AFCON 2019: CAF announces prize money for AFCON winner
The 2019 AFCON will start from Friday, June 21 and conclude on July 19
The Black Stars of Ghana will earn $4.5 million in prize money if they are able to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
The Confederation of African Football confirmed in April 2019 that a total of $14.2 million would be shared between the best eight teams at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in the form of prize money.
If a team gets knocked out from the quarter-final, such a country will be rewarded with $800,000.
The beaten semi-finalists who contest the third-place play-off will share $4m, with each getting $2m.
The 2019 AFCON final is a $7m game and the winners will be paid $4.5m with the runners-up pocketing $2.5m.
