Is Kenya Watching? Tanzania Sets Aside Billions to Reward Taifa Stars at CHAN 2024

While the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has set aside lucrative prize money to reward the 19 teams set to participate at the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN 2024), various nations have also promised their teams bumper rewards.

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will co-host the tournament with the opening match set to kick off at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday August 2 when Taifa Stars take on Burkina Faso.

Ahead of the opening match, the Tanzanian government has revealed a handsome reward scheme for the Taifa Stars with bonuses for goals and wins at every stage of the tournament.

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Taifa Stars players have a chance to win up to Tsh1 billion (Ksh50 million) if they reach the final and win CHAN 2024 thanks to a President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s directive.

For every goal scored by Tanzania at the group stage and quarter-finals, the team will receive Tsh10 million (Ksh500,000) while Tsh20 million (Ksh1 million) will go to them for every goal scored at the semi-finals.

That will be in addition to Tsh200 million (Ksh10 million) that the team will receive if they make it to the semi-final while if they reach the final, Tsh500 million (Ksh25 million) will be waiting for them.

If Taifa Stars pull off the unexpected and win CHAN 2024, President Suluhu has promised them Tsh1 billion (Ksh50 million).

“If Taifa Stars win the CHAN title, the government will offer a reward of 1bn/-. If the team reaches the final, they will receive 500m/-, and 200m/- if they make it to the semi-finals. In addition, there will be a special ‘Goli la Mama’ (Mama’s Goal) bonus of 20 million for every goal scored in the semi-final,” Tanzania Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Prof Palamagamba Kabudi told Daily News.

It is extra motivation for Tanzania, who are already assured at least Ksh26 million ($200,000), that will be the prize money for countries that finish bottom of groups that have four or five teams.

Tanzania, who are in Group B alongside Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Central African Republic and Madagascar, are among sides in five-team groups and if they disappoint and end up bottom of the pool, they are guaranteed Ksh26 million from the tournament.

A $300,000 (Ksh38.7 million) reward from CAF awaits them if they finish fourth or higher in the group while $450,000 (Ksh58 million) is the amount for a spot in the quarter-final.

At CHAN 2024, winners will pocket $3.5 million (Ksh451 million) while runners-up take home $1.2 million (Ksh155 million) as $700,000 (Ksh90 million) and $600,000 (Ksh77 million) goes to teams that finish third and fourth respectively.