. CAF Champions League winners to receive $4,000,000
. CAF
Confederation Cup winners to collect $2,000,000
By Taofeek
Babalola
Four Nigerian clubs participating in the Preliminary Stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will receive USD 50,000 each, Sportinglens.blogspot.com can report.
Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports that Rangers International and Remo Stars will play in the CAF
Champions League while Enyimba FC and El Kanemi Warriors will feature in the CAF
Confederation Cup.
The gesture
is in line with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) President Dr
Patrice Motsepe’s promise to improve club Competitions and provide more
financial assistance to Clubs.
The First
Preliminary Round begins with first leg matches scheduled between 16-18 August,
followed by return legs from 23-25 August 2024.
The Second
Preliminary Round will take place in September, with group stage places at
stake.
This is the
first time CAF offers financial assistance to Clubs at this stage of the
Competition. Previously, Clubs needed to
reach the Group Stages to be eligible to share the overall prize money.
In the last
two years, the CAF Executive has significantly increased investment in African
Club Football:
Winners of
the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League now take USD 4,000,000 – compared to the
USD 2,500,000 they received in 2022.
Winners of
the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup now take more USD 2,000,000 – compared
to the USD 1,200,000 they received in 2022.
Last year,
Clubs benefited from the financial injection from the African Football League
that offered a total prize money of USD 8,000,000.
The
significant step by CAF addresses the long-standing concerns from Clubs on the
travelling and logistical costs associated escalating playing in club
continental football.
This
financial boost for preliminary round participants complements the existing
prize money structure for later stages of both competitions.
This move is
expected to incentivize more clubs to participate in continental competitions
and raise the overall standard of club football in Africa.
TOTALENERGIES
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Position |
Prize Money
Winner | USD
4,000,000
Runner-up |
USD 2,000,000
Semi-Finalists
| USD 1,200,000
Quarterfinalists
| USD 900,000
3rd of Group
| USD 700,000
4th of Group
| USD 700,000
TOTALENERGIES
CAF CONFEDERATION CUP
Position |
Prize Money
Winner | USD
2,000,000
Runner-up |
USD 1,000,000
Semi-finalists
| USD 750,000
Quarterfinalists
| USD 550,000
3rd of Group
| USD 400,000
4th of Group
| USD 400,000
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