CHAN 2024: How Much Zambia Earned Despite Finishing Group Stage With Zero Points
- Zambia are set to rake in millions in prize money despite losing all their group-stage games at CHAN 2024
- The Chipolopolo finished last in the 'Group of Death' that Kenya's Harambee Stars won unbeaten with 10 points
- Benni McCarthy's charges take on Madagascar on Friday in the quarter-finals as the pursuit of glory continues
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Zambia was among the 11 teams that exited the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN) after the first round.
Source: UGC
CHAN 2024 will enter the knockout stage with the quarter-final matches lined up across four different stadiums.
CHAN 2024 quarter-finals
Kenya will kick things off when they take on Madagascar at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, before Tanzania face Morocco at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
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On Saturday, Sudan will play Algeria at the New Amaan Complex in Zanzibar as Uganda faces the reigning champions Senegal at Namboole in Kampala.
Which teams have been eliminated from CHAN 2024?
The flipside of it was that 11 teams failed to make it to the quarter-final stage. The competition started with 19 teams, with three groups having five teams each, while Group D had four teams.
Only the top two teams from each group advanced to the next stage, while the rest went home.
In Group A, Kenya's group, two-time champions DR Congo, Angola, and Zambia failed to make the cut.
In Group B, Mauritania missed out on goal difference with Burkina Faso and the Central African Republic exiting as well.
In Group C, South Africa, Guinea and Niger were eliminated while Nigeria and Congo were the casualties in Group D.
How much did Zambia earn from CHAN 2024?
Zambia's case was more peculiar as they were the only team that failed to win a single game at CHAN 2024.
Avram Grant's side were beaten 2-0 by DR Congo, 2-1 by Angola, 3-1 by Morocco before the final 1-0 loss to Kenya.
Despite their catastrophic campaign, the Chipopolo are still set to make a lot of money.
CAF had announced an increase in prize money where the last-place finisher in the group would earn $200,000 (KSh 25.8 million).
Zambia, therefore, left Kenya KSh 25.8 million richer despite losing all their games.
Source: UGC
CHAN 2024 prize money breakdown
The teams that finished third in groups A, B and C, plus the third-place finisher in Group D, will get $300,000 (KSh 38.8 million).
The number fours of Group A, B, C and D, plus the fifth-place of the first three groups, will each get $200,000 (KSh 25.8 million).
For reaching the quarter-finals like Harambee Stars, teams will get $450,000 (KSh 58.2 million).
The overall winner will receive $3.5 million (KSh 452 million), while the beaten finalists will get $1.2 million (KSh 155 million).
The third-place finisher will get $700,000 (KSh 90.4 million) while the fourth-place finisher will receive $600,000 (KSh 77.6 million).
Zambia coach speaks after poor CHAN campaign
Grant was still upbeat despite the early elimination, saying that they were using CHAN to build the main national team ahead of AFCON 2025.
"We came here to see if there are some players that can help the national team. I'm happy that I'm here as the first team coach to see the next generation, how they behave, how they play, winning mentality, mentality in general, quality of football. I also told them that the target is to move to the national team, but they need to show quality and other things"
Where and when in CHAN 2024 final?
The final will be held at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on August 30.
Tanzania and Uganda will each host one semifinal match, while the latter will also host the third-place play-off match.
Tanzania already hosted the opening ceremony on August 2.
Harambee Stars coach taunts Tanzania
Benni McCarthy aimed a dig at Tanzania, sarcastically wishing them all the best ahead of their quarter-final match against Morocco.
Harambee Stars beat Morocco, albeit under difficult circumstances, after playing the second half with 10 men.
McCarthy quipped that Tanzania will now know what it feels like to play in the Group of Death.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
