AFCON 2019 has come and gone; the wheat has been separated from the chaff, Algeria fought its way to a second title in Cairo at the expense of Senegal.
The cash price of those that participated and won the trophy has been released and Algeria expectedly gained the most.
Algeria who won the tournament will be receiving $4.5 million. Senegal which came second will earn $2.5m, while $2m goes to third place contestants Super Eagles and Tunisia.
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The host nation, Egypt, who crashed out in the round of 16, received $670.000.
Angola and Kenya (Third place in group-stages): $620.000.
Round of 16: $670.000 (Benin, Uganda, Egypt, Mali, Guinea, DR Congo, Cameroon and Ghana).
Quarter-finals: $800.000 (Madagascar, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Benin).
Semi-finalists: $2 million (Nigeria and Tunisia).
Senegal: $2.5 million.
Algeria: $4.5 million.
