The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced that the Prize Money of the Winner of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) has been increased by 75%.
This means the winner of the competition that Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will jointly host will now receive Ksh 453 million (USD 3.5 million).
CAF also announced that the total Prize Money of CHAN Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda 2024 had been increased by 32 per cent to Ksh 1.3 billion (USD 10.4 million).
The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe, said: “The CHAN is an important Competition for the development and growth of Africa-based football players and talented young players and will contribute significantly to the global competitiveness of African football and CAF Competitions.
This Competition is part of our strategy of investing in African football and making it appealing and attractive to football fans, TV viewers, sponsors, partners and other stakeholders in Africa and worldwide.”
The CHAN Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024 will start on Saturday 1 February 2025 and the final will take place on Friday 28 February 2025.
Which teams have qualified for CHAN 2025?
The following 17 countries have already qualified for the CHAN Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Morocco, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Sudan, Zambia, Angola and Madagascar.
Two additional countries will also participate in the CHAN Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024 after qualifying from the remaining matches.
The African Nations Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship and commonly abbreviated as CHAN, is a biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football since 2009 and first announced in September 2007.
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