CHAN 2024: Super Eagles stand chance of winning 3.5 million Dollars as CAF increases tournament prize money

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior men’s national Team B can smile home with up to 3.5 million US Dollars if they emerge as winners of the 2024 Championship of Africa Nations (CHAN) taking place in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya in February 2025.

The Winner of the competition will now receive USD 3.5 million as announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday.

CAF also announced that the total Prize Money of the CHAN Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024 has been increased to USD 10.4 million which is an increase of 32%.

The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe said: “We are excited about the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024 and have significantly increased the Prize Money of the Winner to USD 3.5 million which is an increase of 75%. We have also increased the total Prize Money of the CHAN Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024 to USD 10.4 million which is a 32 % increase. 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.

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.

Nigeria defeated Ghana 3-1 on aggregate to stage a return to the competition for the first time since 2018.

This year’s tournament mark Nigeria’s fourth appearance in the tournament after previous appearances in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

Their best performance remained a silver medal in 2018, the last time the team qualified for the tournament.