Historic awards await CAF Champions League clubs

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a prize pool of $17.6 million for the 2025-26 CAF Champions League, a move aimed at enhancing competitiveness and motivating participating clubs. According to the Moroccan website "Botola", the winning team will receive $4 million, while the runner-up will receive $2 million. CAF also revealed details of other prize pools, with teams qualifying for the semi-finals receiving $1.2 million each, while each club that reaches the quarter-finals will receive $900,000. Teams that finish in third and fourth place in the group stage will each receive $700,000, bringing the total prize pool to $17.6 million in the next edition of the tournament. Pyramids FC recently made history after winning the CAF Champions League title for the first time in its history, following a victory over South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns.