On July 21, 2016 continental football body CAF announced a landmark sponsorship contract with Oil and Gas giants Total for the next eight years.
The deal is believed to be worth $250,000,000 (UGX. 830b) for the long duration and the continental body has increased the cash prizes of their different tournament starting 2017.
And of course Uganda Cranes are already beneficiaries of this by virtue of being among the sixteen teams that will compete at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Reigning Uganda Premier League champions KCCA FC and Uganda Cup holders Vipers can also yield huge if they impress at the 2017 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup respectively.
Just qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations next year in Gabon, Uganda will pocket $475,000 (about Shs1.6b), an 18.75% increment from $400,000 (about Shs1.33b), which has been the current entitlement for qualification.
Uganda who are drawn in Group D long side Egypt, Ghana and Mali will even pocket more if they can finish third in their group, taking home $575,000 (about Shs1.99b) a 15% increment from $500,000 (about Shs1.7b)
For qualifying for the last eight, all teams will pocket $800, 000 (about Shs2.66b), a 33.3% increment from $600,000 (about Shs2b).
Semifinalists will have their wages doubled from $750, 000 (about Shs2.5b) to $1.5m (about Shs5b) while finalists will also pocket $2m (about Shs6.64b) from $1m (about Shs3.32b) they have been taking home in the past while.
Winners of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will bag $4m (about Shs13.3b) from $2m (about Shs6.6b)
The group stage of the Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup were increased from two to four. And will take home $550, 000 (about Shs1.83b) for finishing fourth and third in the group of the CAF Champions League.
It’s $650,000 (about Shs2.16b) for all quarter finalists and $875,000 (about Shs2.9b) for the semifinalists from $700,000 (about Shs2.3b) while the runner-ups take home $1,250,000 (about Shs830b), 25% better than$1m they were getting initially
The overall cash prize for the 2017 champions has had a 66.67% increment from $1.5m (about 4.5b) to $2.5m (about Shs8.3b)
For all details about the Revenue’s Grid detailing the allocation of revenues for national teams and clubs taking part in CAF competitions for the four-year cycle click here.
