Twelve qualified teams including Nigeria’s Super Falcons are already in Morocco for the continent biggest women soccer fiesta.
The African soccer governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), has revealed the price money for the winner of the tournament will be 500,000 US Dollars.
After missing the 2020 edition of the competition due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the biennial tournament will commence today Saturday, July 2.
Twelve qualified teams including Nigeria’s Super Falcons are already in Morocco for the continent biggest women soccer fiesta.
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The football body announced that the eventual winner will go home with a whopping sum of $.5 million and the trophy.
Super Falcons who won the last edition got $200,000 for their efforts in 2018 and CAF under Patrice Motsepe has decided to increase the money in order to motivate the players.
The new prize money breakdown :
| Position | Previous Prize Money | New Prize Money | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | USD 200 000 | USD 500 000 | Increased by USD 300 000 |
| Runner up | USD 175 000 | USD 300 000 | Increased by USD 125 000 |
| Semi-finalists (2) | USD 125 000 x 2 | USD 225 000 x 2 | Increased by USD 100 000 for each semi-finalist |
| Quarter-finalists (4) | There were no quarter-finalists in the previous competitions | USD 175 000 x 4 | Set at USD 175 000 for each quarter-finalist |
| 3rd of the group | USD 100 000 x 2 | USD 150 000 x 1 | Increased by USD 50 000 |
| 4th of the group (3) | USD 75 000 x 2 | USD 100 000 x 3 | Increased by USD 25 000 for each 4th of the group |
| TOTAL | USD 975 000 | USD 2 400 000 | Overall Prize Money increased by USD 1 425 000 |
thenicheng.com learnt that host Morocco will battle against Burkina Faso in the opening game.
