The 2023 Afcon host's Ivory Coast walked away with Sh1.1 billion in prize money after beating Nigeria 2-1 in the final played at the Olympic Stadium Ebimpé on Sunday.
The Super Eagle, although not victorious, bagged Sh640 million as runners-up whereas South Africa and DR Congo were awarded with Sh400 million for reaching the semifinals.
The four quarterfinalists who were eliminated (Angola, Mali, Cape Verde and Guinea) bagged Sh208 million.
CAF (Confederation of African Football) president, Patrice Motsepe had earlier announced a 40 per cent increase in the prize money for the winning Afcon nation.
"CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the Prize Money of the AFCON and all its other major competitions," Motsepe said.
"We have increased the Prize Money of the AFCON Winner to USD 7,000,000 (Sh1.1 billion) which is a 40 per cent increase from the previous AFCON Prize Money."
