ACCRA, July 23 — The winner of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will receive a record 2 million U.S. dollars in prize money, Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe announced on Wednesday. The winner’s prize has doubled from the previous edition, while the tournament’s total prize fund has increased by 67 percent from 3.475 million dollars to 5.8 million dollars. The runner-up will receive 750,000 dollars, a 50 percent increase, while prize money for the third-place finisher has risen by 43 percent. Each of the 16 participating teams will receive 150,000 dollars in participation funding, up 20 percent from the 125,000 dollars paid at the previous tournament. CAF said that since the current leadership took office, the winner’s prize has increased by 900 percent, from 200,000 dollars to 2 million dollars, while the overall prize fund has grown by 495 percent, from 975,000 dollars to 5.8 million dollars. The expansion of investment has coincided with the growth of the tournament, which has doubled in size from eight teams to 16 under the current CAF administration.
Xinhua
