Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe has announced a big increase for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Awcon).
“The overall prize money of the competition has been increased from USD 975 000 to USD 2 400 000 – an increase of almost USD 1.5 million.
“The president of Caf and the Caf executive committee have identified women’s football as amongst the top priorities of Caf.” Caf also confirmed that the prize money for runners-up has almost doubled from $175 000 to $300 000 and the semi-finalists will get $225 000 each which has increased from $125 000.
Back home, SA Football Association has promised Banyana Banyana a bonus of R10m if they win the title for the first time. The tournament will kick-off at 10.30pm with hosts Morocco playing Burkina Faso at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.