Coupe arabe FIFA 2025 : Avec un prize money doublé, une menace pour la CAN ?
With less than three weeks to go before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Morocco 2025), another competition is attracting considerable attention: the FIFA Arab Cup 2025, taking place in Qatar. This 11th edition brings together several African nations that have qualified for the AFCON, including Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, and Comoros.
Although the tournament does not yet have the historical prestige of the AFCON, it is rapidly gaining visibility and is beginning to ask an essential question: can it become a serious competitor to the premier competition of African football?
A strong argument: money
The primary factor fueling this debate is clearly financial. The Arab Cup has seen its prize money simply double. The total prize money now reaches 31 million euros, of which 7.15 million goes to the winner.
Even better, all participating teams leave with a minimum of 715,000 euros, a particularly significant amount for federations with limited budgets, especially in East Africa (Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan…).
And the further a team progresses, the higher the reward climbs: qualifying for the quarter-finals, for example, brings in an additional 1.073 million euros.
The AFCON, less generous
Compared to this financial windfall, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) seems much more modest. Its total prize money amounts to €27.5 million, of which €6 million goes to the African champion. This discrepancy is starting to raise questions, especially for nations seeking to maximize their revenue in an often fragile economic climate.
A real threat?
Although the FIFA Arab Cup does not have the symbolic, historical and sporting dimension of the AFCON, it is gradually establishing itself as an attractive competition, capable of appealing to players, federations and sponsors.
With premium infrastructure, a robust organization and now a considerable financial advantage, the tournament could, in the medium term, represent real competition for the AFCON in terms of economic attractiveness.
Nevertheless, the Africa Cup of Nations retains its unique prestige and unparalleled continental reach. However, the rise of the Arab Cup could well reshuffle the cards in the African and Arab football landscape.
Commentaires (7)
N'oublions pas que ces pays du Nord de l’Afrique ont paralysé des années durant l'OUA ancêtre de l'Ua et vont régler leurs différends à la Ligue Arabe.
A cette période Feu Mobutu avait suggéré la création de la Ligue des États noirs. Malheureusement Senghor s'y était farouchement opposé entrainant dans son sillage les chefs d’États faibles et illégitime.
L'histoire bégaye, alors faisons tout pour ne pas buter sur la même erreur.
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