The Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated Morocco at the Stade Olympique de Rabat to be crowned African Champions for the tenth time.
Justin Madugu‘s side defeated Tunisia, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa en route to the final before a brilliant second-half comeback saw them dispatch the Moroccans on home soil.
Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took to his social media page to congratulate the team for making Mission X possible, and praising them for their Never say die attitude.
They chose to accept this mission.
They understood the assignment.
Our Superior Super Falcons delivered in true Nigerian fashion. Never say Never.
They went. They saw. They have conquered again!
10-time champions of Africa.#MissionX: COMPLETE!
— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) July 26, 2025
How much will the Super Falcons earn?
Before the tournament kicked off, CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, announced that the WAFCON 2024 winner will head home with a prize money of $1m, while second place goes home with half the winners' reward.
CAF increases Prize Money of TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024, Winner by 100% and Total Prize Money by 45%
https://t.co/irmhcGOYrH#TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 pic.twitter.com/zb0i2QNUgk
— CAF Media (@CAF_Media) July 3, 2025
This means the Nigerian team will receive around ₦1.5bn. It is widely reported that the NFF will pocket about 67% of the fee while the players and staff will have to share from a pool of $330,000.
The @NGSuper_Falcons share of the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 $1m prize money is $330k. We are watching you, @thenff, to ENSURE you give them their share first, as @NatSportsComm chairman @ShehuDikko has instructed you to do.
— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) July 27, 2025
The sharing percentage between the players and staff are not made known to the general public, and will also be decided by the Nigerian Football Federation.
