Nigeria to receive N714m from CAF as prize money for 2019 AFCON

The Super eagles of Nigeria are set to pocket a huge sum of N714 ($2m) from CAF after finishing third in the 2019 AFCON.

A famous odion ighalo goal ensured Nigeria a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in the Third place game.

African Cup of Nations champions, Algeria will get the sum of $4.5 million, while the second-placed team Senegal will get $2.5m.

The prizes will be distributed as follows:

Angola and Kenya (Third place in group-stages): $620.000

Round of 16: $670.000 (Benin, Uganda, Egypt, Mali,Guinea, DR Congo, Cameroon and Ghana)

Quarter-finals: $800.000 (Madagascar, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Benin)

Semi-finalists: $2 million (Nigeria and Tunisia)

Senegal: $2.5 million.

Algeria: $4.5 million.

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