CHAN 2024: How Much Tanzania, Uganda Made After Getting Eliminated at Quarter-Finals
- Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania all exited the African Nations Championships (CHAN) at the quarter-final stage
- The three co-hosts were eliminated despite putting in gallant performances in the group stage that saw them win their groups
- We take a look at how much money they earned and how much they could have gotten had they gone further into the competition
Uganda became the last co-host to exit the African Nations Championship after they lost to Senegal on Saturday evening.
Source: UGC
Oumar Ba scored the only goal of the quarter-final match at the Namboole Stadium in Kampala to send the defending champions through.
The Uganda Cranes followed their fellow co-hosts, Kenya and Tanzania, out of the tournament, who suffered their own share of heartbreak on Friday.
Kenya's Harambee Stars lost to Madagascar on post-match penalties in Nairobi, while Tanzania's Taifa Stars lost to Morocco in Dar es Salaam.
How much did Tanzania, Uganda miss out on?
Both Tanzania and Uganda, alongside Kenya, raked in the same amount of money in prize money after exiting at the quarter-final stage.
For reaching the quarter-finals, teams will get $450,000 (KSh 58.2 million) each from CAF.
However, the money increases the deeper a team gets into the competition.
Of the remaining four teams, the winner will get $3.5 million (KSh 452 million), and the beaten finalists will get $1.2 million (KSh 155 million).
The team that wins the bronze medal will get $700,000 (KSh 90.4 million) while the fourth-place finisher will receive $600,000 (KSh 77.6 million).
CHAN 2024 semi-finals
The competition will get into the last four on Tuesday next week when Madagascar play Sudan at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Tanzania.
Sudan beat Algeria on post-match penalties to win the other quarter-final.
Meanwhile, in Uganda, Morocco will play Senegal in the other semi-final.
The final will be at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday, August 30.
How Tanzania, Uganda reached CHAN 2024 quarter-finals
Tanzania
Hemed 'Morocco' Suleiman's charges led an almost perfect group stage campaign where they beat Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Madagascar before drawing with the Central African Republic in the last game.
Winning the group earned them a date wth Morocco, which they lost thanks to a goal from Oussama Lamlioui.
"I congratulate my players. They gave everything against Morocco. Of course, the loss hurts, especially at home, but that’s football," said Suleiman via CAF Online.
Source: UGC
"Against Morocco, one of the toughest matches we’ve faced, we saw what we still lack — and now we know what to work on. There were positives, but also areas to improve. This tournament has shown us we can compete, but also what is needed to reach the next level."
Uganda
The Uganda Cranes, meanwhile, exhibited great mental fortitude to recover from the opening day 3-0 loss to Algeria.
They thrashed Guinea 3-0 in their next game, before beating Niger 2-0 in their next game. Their last group stage game against South Africa was dramatic as they scored two goals in the last eight minutes to salvage a draw and win the group.
Can Kenya's disallowed goal be appealed?
In a related report, Kenyans have questioned whether the disallowed goal against Madagascar can be appealed.
Ryan Ogam had doubled Kenya's lead only for the referee to chalk off the goal after a foul in the build-up.
CAF's rules on how CHAN 2024 disputes will be governed are clear.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
