The Confederation of African Football, CAF has paid ninety-four million naira to each of the twenty-four teams that qualified for the 2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, scheduled to begin in June 2018.
The money is an advance payment from the premium that each country will receive for participating in the tournament. The payment was given to help federations or associations with smaller budgets meet the expenses of their preliminary preparations.
According to a CAF media officer and CAF media expert, Collins Okinyo, the amounts will be deducted from the premiums to be received by each country at the end of the tournament.
The payment was approved by the CAF Executive Council before the draw for the 2019 AFCON in Cairo, Egypt about a fortnight ago.
The tournament, hosted by Egypt, features an expanded format from 16 teams to 32 teams. It is also the first time that AFCON will be played in June/July rather than the former January/February calendar schedule.
