{"id":607699,"date":"2019-04-16T21:27:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T21:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 16 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n2019-04-16\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/03\/22881"},"modified":"2019-04-16T21:27:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T21:27:56","slug":"black-stars-to-get-4-5m-if-they-win-afcon-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/16\/black-stars-to-get-4-5m-if-they-win-afcon-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars to get $4.5m if they win AFCON 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 16 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/22881415.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana Ethiopia 1\" title=\"Ghana Ethiopia 1\" width=\"295\" height=\"178\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars are in group F of the AFCON<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Black Stars of Ghana are set to pocket $4.5 million if they are able to clinch their fifth time Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this year.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Kwesi Appiah men have been drawn in Group F alongside 2017 AFCON champions, Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau.<\/p>\n<p>Taking about the amount involved in playing the AFCON, every qualified team for this year&#8217;s tournament will go home with at least $600,000 each for participating.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s tournament will have 24 teams (countries) participating.Having seen expansion from usual 16 teams to 24 teams.Meaning each, team will pocket $600,000.<\/p>\n<p>And according to CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, the winner will pocket $4.5m in addition to the trophy they will raise on July 19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Obviously, we increased the prize money for the competition,&#8221; Ahmad Ahmad said to Radio France International.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning AFCON champions Cameroon earned $4m for winning the 2017 AFCON tournament, while runners-up Egypt, received $2m.<\/p>\n<p>Third-placed and fourth-placed nations Burkina Faso and Ghana, who were the other two semi finalists, took home $1.5m each.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, who have clinch the trophy four times, are hoping to win it again.Having failed to do that for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>The Stars will kick start their campaign against Benin at the Ismalia Stadium, on June 25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Tuesday, 16 April 2019 Source: footballghana.com 2019-04-16 Black Stars are in group F of the AFCON The Black Stars of Ghana are set to pocket $4.5 million if they are able to clinch their fifth time Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this year. 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