Izuchukwu Okosi
The prize money for the 2022 CAF Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco has been made public with nine-time African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons gunning for a princely sum of N208million (USD 500 000) reports Prime Business Africa.
Confederation of African Football elected to increase the money by 15% in line with the new policy at CAF to make women’s football in Africa globally competitive.
The 2022 CAF Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco began on Saturday evening with the hosts defeating Burkina Faso 1-0 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, in Rabat.
The overall increase from USD 975 000 to increase of 150% in prize money for the competition means the winner of this year’s edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022 will pocket USD 500 000 – a 150% increase of USD 300 000. Previous winners of this competition received USD 200 000.
The prize money for runners-up has almost doubled from USD 175 000 to USD 300 000 and the semi-finalists will get USD 225 000 each which has increased from USD 125 000.
The four semifinalists will qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand while the fifth placed side will play an intercontinental playoffs.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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