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AFCON 2013: Nigeria, Burkina Faso eye USD 1.5 million prize money

Nigeria Vs Burkina Faso Johannesburg, South Africa - The  winner of the 29th edition of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday will get a handsome reward of US$ 1.5 million prize money in addition to the trophy and the ticket to the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup, according to a  PANA Correspondent covering the event.


The losing finalists will pocket US$ 1 million and the two losing semi-finalists US$ 750,000 each.

AFCON is a 16-team final competition and qualifying for the final tournament and finishing fourth in the group stage assures a team of US$ 400,000.  

For finishing third in the group a team gets US$ 500,000 while losing quarter finalists pocket US$ 600,000.

The total prize money on offer at AFCON is US$ 10  million.

Pana 08/02/2013