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CAF President Patrice Motsepe during the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations CAF President Press Conference held at the Sofitel Hotel in Rabat, Morocco on 03 July 2022 \u00a9Weam Mostafa\/BackpagePix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to the 2022 TotalEnergies CAF Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which will be held in Morocco from 2 to 23 July.<\/p>\n

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The 2022 WAFCON is well underway, but one of the major pieces of news around the tournament came from off the field, as Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) President Dr Patrice Motsepe announced that the prize money will be significantly increased.<\/p>\n

The overall prize money of the competition has been upped from US$ 975,000 to US$ 2,400,000 \u2013 an increase of almost US$ 1.5 million.<\/p>\n

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This is in line with the new policy at CAF to make women\u2019s football in Africa globally competitive, as the President of CAF and the CAF Executive Committee have identified women\u2019s football as one of their top priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must continue to grow women\u2019s football,\u201d said Motsepe. \u201cIt must receive the same attention and support as the men\u2019s game \u2013 this is a trend that we are seeing more and more around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner of this year\u2019s edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations will pocket US$ 500,000 \u2013 a 150% increase of US$ 300, 000. Previous winners of this competition received US$ 200,000.<\/p>\n

The prize money for runners-up has almost doubled from US$ 175,000 to US$ 300,000 and the semifinalists will get US$ 225,000 each, which has increased from US$ 125,000.<\/p>\n

Chairperson of CAF\u2019s Women\u2019s Football Organising Committee, Kanizat Ibrahim, believes the 2022 tournament will go down as the best WAFCON yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely, and without any doubt,\u201d Ibrahim said. \u201cThis is the equivalent of AFCON [Men\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations]. At the very beginning, AFCON was serving to only discover talents and players. Now we have world-famous players who, for a competition like this, come back to highlight their country, their continent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese women are ambassadors. We can\u2019t wait to see our own stars shining. Who is not eager to see what Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria does this year? Will the South African Thembi Kgatlana keep her title of best player acquired during the last edition? What will Ajara Njoya or Gabrielle Onguene do for Cameroon? Each of our teams now has renowned players.\u201d<\/p>\n

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