CAF Champions League 2021 is now over and Egyptian team Al Ahly defeated Kaizer Chiefs in the final and won the title for the 10th time, know its prize money
Champions League held by the Confederation of African Football is now over and Al Ahly have won the tournament consecutive two times. Moreover, the defending champions thrashed South African club Kaizer Chiefs in the final and won the match by 3-0. It was the first Champions League final for Kaizer Chiefs and they failed to grab the opportunity against the experienced side of Al Ahly.
Moreover, both the teams were looking good until halftime when the Chiefs were forced to play as a 10-men after Happy Mashiane was sent off. Many pundits called it a gamble from Kazier manager as he played 10 players who were benched throughout the tournament.
So, here is a detailed report about the tournament including the top scorer and the best player of the tournament.
CAF Champions League 2021: Prize Money, Best Player Of The Tournament
Egyptian side won the title for record 10th time and they are the most successful team in the history of Champions League. Furthermore, the team qualified for the FIFA Club world cup 2022 which will be held in Japan. The club were the defending champions and secured the title against the first-time finalist Kaizer Chiefs.
Prize Money
The prize money of the CAF Champions league increased in 2017 and now the winning team receives US$2.5 million instead of US$1.5 million. Also, the prize money for runner-up is US$1.25 million and earlier it was US$1 million.
- Winner: US$2.5 million
- Runner-up: US$1.25 million
- Semi-finalists: US$875,000
- Quarter-finalists: US$650,000
- 3rd in the group stage: US$550,000
- 4th in group stage: US$550,000
Best Player Of The Tournament, Golden Glove And Golden Boot
Mohammed El Shenawy the goalkeeper of Al Ahly only conceded six goals in the tournament. Moreover, he only conceded one goal in the knockout stages and kept 4 clean sheets in 5 matches of knockout stages. Itumeleng Khune the South African goalkeeper who plays for Kaizer Chiefs conceded a lot of goals in the tournament.
Al Ahly forward Mohamed Sherif scored six goals and was the best player in the tournament. He scored three goals in the knockout stages and helped his team to win the trophy.
Samir Nurković was the best player for Kaizer Chiefs and scored 3 goals in the tournament.
- Mohamed Sherif: 6 goals
- Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane: 4 goals
- Amir Sayoud: 4 goals
- Clatous Chama: 3 goals
- Samir Nurković: 3 goals