Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Bouake, Ivory Coast venue of their semifinal match against Bafana Bafana of South Africa
Winner of the match which comes up on Wednesday will take on Host Ivory Coast or DR Congo in the final on Sunday.
Meanwhile for getting to the semifinal of the tournament, Super Eagles have secured N3 billion in prize money after defeating the Angolan team in the ongoing African Cup of Nations.
The Eagles’ lucrative N3 billion ($2.5 million) paycheck materialized following their 1-0 victory over Angola at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Friday.
The increased prize money for AFCON winners was announced by the President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, before the tournament.
The winner of the Total Energies AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 is set to receive $7 million, representing a notable 40% increase from previous AFCON prize money. The runner-up will now be awarded $4 million, while each of the two semi-finalists, including the Super Eagles, will secure $2.5 million. The four quarter-finalists will receive $1.3 million each.
South African billionaire, Dr. Patrice Motsepe expressed confidence that the increased prize money would contribute to the development of football, benefitting various stakeholders and supporting member associations in their administrative endeavors.
To get to this stage of the competition, the Eagles began with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea, a narrow 1-0 victory against hosts Ivory Coast at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium and another 1-0 win against Guinea Bissau at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium to finish as group A runners up.
In the last 16 round the Nigerian team defeated Cameroun 2-0 and only last Friday they pipped Angola by a lone goal to set the stage for Wednesday’s clash with Bafana Bafana where another win will see them play in the final
