The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has doubled the winners’ prize money for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) from $1 million to $2 million ahead of the final between Malawi and Cameroon.
The latest increase comes as CAF continues to raise the financial rewards for the women’s competition, with the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco featuring 16 teams for the first time in the tournament’s history.
Morocco is hosting the competition from July 25 to August 16.
A year after increasing the winners’ prize from $500,000 to $1 million, CAF has now raised it by another 100 per cent to $2 million.
The overall prize fund has also increased by 67 per cent, rising from $3.475 million to $5.8 million.
