The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the financial allocations awarded to participants in the African Champions League and Confederation Cup tournaments for the 2024-2025 season.
The Confederation of African Football has allocated $50,000 to each club participating in the preliminary stages of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup. This is the first time that the Confederation of African Football has awarded a financial reward to teams that will participate in the preliminary rounds of the two continental competitions.
CAF confirmed in an official statement that this measure is a response to the concerns expressed for a long time by the clubs regarding the travel expenses and logistical costs associated with the participation of the clubs in the two tournaments.
Here are the financial rewards announced for the African Champions League:
4,000,000 (4.1 billion cents) for the winner of the African Champions League / 2,000,000 US dollars for the runner-up / 1,200,000 US dollars for each of the semi-finalists / 900,000 US dollars for each of the quarter-finalists / 700,000 US dollars for the third. The fourth in the group.
The financial rewards announced for the Confederation Cup are:
US$2,000,000 for the winner of the African Confederations Cup / US$1,000,000 for the runner-up / US$750,000 for the semi-finalists / US$550,000 for the quarter-final qualifiers / US$400,000 for the third and fourth in the group.
It is worth noting that Raja Athletic Club and the Royal Army represent Moroccan football in the African Champions League, while Morocco represents RS Berkane and Ittihad Tawarka in the Confederation Cup.
