The remaining eight teams seeking to bag the continental African Nations Championship 2022 (CHAN) currently ongoing in Algeria have been given extra motivation in their pursuit of the title as the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced a significant 60% increase on the prize money for the winner of the competition.The decision that has been confirmed by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe is in line with CAF’s strategy to increase the commercial value of African competitions.Therefore, the winner of this year’s trophy will receive $2million (Ksh. 248,800,000) compared to the US$1,250,000 (Ksh. 155,5000,000) received by the previous champion two years ago.CAF announce a 60% increase in prize money for the CHAN tournamentTotal Money – $ 7,9M(Ksh. 982,760,000) Winner – $2M (Ksh. 248,800,000)2nd – $800k (Ksh. 99,520,000)3rd and 4th – $500k (Ksh. 62,200,000)QF losers – $400k (Ksh. 49,760,000)$300k(Ksh. 37,320,000) #CHAN2022 pic.twitter.com/79et4O4Uu1— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) January 27, 2023 The total prize money allocated for the tournament has been increased to US$ 7,900,000 (Ksh. 982,760,000) from the US$ 5,450,000 (Ksh. 677,980,000) that was paid to all the countries that participated in the previous edition of the tournament two years ago.The runners-up will get US$800,000 (Ksh. 99,520,000) while the third and fourth-placed teams will receive $500,000 (Ksh. 62,200,000) each.THE KNOCKOUT STAGES ARE HERE! 🤩🇩🇿 🆚 🇨🇮 ➡️ ❓🇳🇪 🆚 🇬🇭 ➡️ ❓🇸🇳 🆚 🇲🇷 ➡️ ❓🇲🇬 🆚 🇲🇿 ➡️ ❓𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 | #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 | @1xBet_Eng pic.twitter.com/5vAG9e1AVb— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 24, 2023 The four sides that fail to progress beyond the quarter-finals will get $400,000 (Ksh. 49,760,000) each while the two countries that finish second in the groups of three teams will earn $300,000 (Ksh. 37,320,000) each, the same amount as countries that finish third in groups of four teams.The bottom placed teams in all the groups will earn $200,000 (Ksh. 24,880,000) each.##NAJAVA_MECA_6978723##Algeria vs Ivory Coast -1900EATAlgeria coach Madjid Bougherra has expressed great optimism in the ability of his players to overcome Côte d’Ivoire when the two sides meet in the first quarter-final on Friday evening at the Nelson Mandela Stadium.The Desert Foxes, who topped Group A with maximum points, will be looking to book a place in the last four when they clash with the Elephants in front of their expectant home crowd.🇩🇿 🆚 🇨🇮 We are just hours away from the first #TotalEnergiesCHAN meeting between the two sides 🔥 Who are you rooting for? 🤔#TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 pic.twitter.com/s9d51iK4tj— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023 Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Thursday at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, Bougherra, who captained Algeria at the 2014 World Cup, exuded confidence in his side who are ready to do everything to punch a ticket to the semifinals.”Côte d’Ivoire players have tactical discipline and good organization. We respect them and we need this match which will be a reference confrontation for us.It is a match like the final and we have no fears. The players are motivated to go far in the tournament and are ready to deliver. I told them if you are good, we will not fear anyone,” he said.Mozzart Bet renews Ksh20M sponsorship deal with Kakamega HomeboyzOn the other hand, Ivory Coast head coach Souhalio Haidara revealed what his team need to do in order to stage an upset on the day.“They don’t score a lot. It’s up to us to make sure they stay less effective in the penalty area and to score one goal more than them to ensure that victory for us,” he said.🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire hunt their first semi-final appearance since 2016 🐘 How will they fare against the hosts in tonight’s clash? 🤔 #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 | @FIFCI_tweet pic.twitter.com/h1mQo6UeZY— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023 Senegal vs Mauritania – 2200EATThe Teranga Lions, who finished top of Group B, will face Mauritania in the second quarter-final on Friday at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba with head coach Pape Thiaw keen to see his team go further at the 2022 edition.”We hope this adventure continues tomorrow. We were outsiders before coming to Algeria. We talked about all of our group opponents. They had a winning pedigree, but we knew our strength and our FA invested a lot in our preparations. 4️⃣ goals scored 4️⃣ different goalscorers 🇸🇳 Will Senegal add more goals to their #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 tally? 🦁 @Fsfofficielle pic.twitter.com/SERiSmUhBN— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023 We played COSAFA, Islamic games, went to Morocco and more. We finished first in a Group of Death, so we don’t want it to end here.”On the other hand, Coach Amir Abdou has stated that his to desire to make history with Mauritania will spur them on when they meet Senegal.🇲🇷 History awaits Mauritania in their first-ever knockout stage appearance in the #TotalEnergiesCHAN 🆕Will they make it to the semi-finals? 🤔 #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 | @ffrim pic.twitter.com/iHIjj4jdBd— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023 Mauritania, who are making their debut, topped the three-team Group D that had 2020 CHAN finalists Mali and Angola and the trainer is confident of his players’ commitment for the match against the Teranga Lions after making it out of a group with heavyweights.”Qualifying for the quarter-final is a dream for us. We want to keep dreaming and continue to make it a happy dream. We have to be at our best to defeat Senegal,” 50-year-old Abdou stated.
