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CAF Doubles the WAFCON Winners' Prize to $2m as the 2026 Tournament Opens in Morocco

The Women's AFCON opened in Morocco on 26 July — expanded to 16 teams for the first time and carrying a record $5.8m pool, with the champions' cheque doubled to $2m and every nation's participation fee up to $150,000. The money is finally starting to reflect the value the Super Falcons and their peers generate. The open question is who banks the rest of it: the broadcast and sponsorship upside still routes through CAF and its multinational partners, not the federations or the players who make the tournament worth selling. Watch where the growth is captured.