The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has increased the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) prize money by 100%.

The tournament kicks off on Saturday, 5 July, in Morocco.

The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe said: “CAF is continuing with its commitment to the development and growth of Women’s Football in Africa.”

“The 100% increase in the Prize Money for the Winner of the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON and the 45% total increase in the Prize Money of this competition should contribute to the increase of the salaries of Women Football players, coaches and employees.

“The quality and standard of Women’s Football in Africa is consistently improving and is world class,” Motsepe continued.

He added: “We are excited about the substantial increase in the number of fans, broadcasting viewers and sponsors in the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco. This competition is going to be enormously successful.”

The participating National Teams in the WAFCON will receive:

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: $1 million (R17.5 million)
𝙍𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙥: $500 000 (R8.7 million)
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚: $350 000 (R6.1 million)
𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚: $300 000 (R5.2 million)
𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 (4 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨): $200 000 (R3.5 million)
3𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥: $150 000 (R2.6 million)
4𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 (3 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨): $125 000 (R2.1 million)