Women’s football in the continent will enjoy more money in their league as the Confederation of African Football CAF has increased the price money by 52 percent.
This year’s competition boasts a 52 percent increase in prize money, with the total purse standing at $2,350,000. Each of the eight participating teams will receive at least $150,000.
Nigeria’s representative Edo Queens will earn the sum of $600,000 if they emerge winner at the end of the CAF Women’s Champions League championship scheduled to take place from November 9 to 23 in Morocco.
The winner will take home $600,000, while the runner-up and thirdplace finishers will receive $400,000 and $350,000, respectively. Edo Queens earned their spot in the CAF Women’s Champions League after winning the WAFU B qualifiers earlier this year.