CAF Raises Member Association Funding to $700,000 Ahead of Pamoja AFCON 2027

The Confederation of African Football has raised the annual allocation to each of its 54 member associations to as much as $700,000 (about KSh90.3 million) from $525,000 (roughly KSh67.7 million), in a revision announced by CAF president Patrice Motsepe on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

The increase represents a 33 per cent rise for national federations. CAF also raised annual funding for its zonal unions by 20 per cent, from $750,000 (about KSh96.8 million) to $900,000 (roughly KSh116.1 million). The African Clubs Association will receive $500,000 (around KSh64.5 million), up from $400,000 (about KSh51.6 million).

The announcement lands with added weight in Kenya, which co-hosts the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations under the Pamoja AFCON 2027 banner. Football Kenya Federation is among the 54 associations in line for the higher allocation.

The figures extend a run of increases since Motsepe took charge of the continental body. Member associations were receiving $200,000 (about KSh25.8 million) a year in 2021. That figure was later doubled to $400,000 (roughly KSh51.6 million), before rising to $525,000 and now to $700,000 — a level CAF puts at 250 per cent above the 2021 amount.

According to the announcement, the additional resources are intended to help associations improve administrative systems, strengthen governance and expand investment in both grassroots and elite football. CAF says the funding is also meant to support youth and women’s football programmes and create better opportunities for players, coaches, referees and others involved in the game.

The revised allocations form part of a broader push by Motsepe and the CAF Executive Committee to make football across the continent’s 54 member associations more competitive, professionally managed and financially independent.

For national federations, the higher ceiling could widen room to run domestic competitions, fund talent development and shore up structures needed to sustain growth. CAF has framed the funds as a route towards financially sustainable federations.

How much of that promise materialises will turn on how effectively the beneficiaries allocate and manage the money. CAF’s announcement sets out the amounts and the stated purposes, not the results.

The funding revision comes ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations that Kenya will co-host, a tournament whose preparations Motsepe has been reviewing in Nairobi alongside Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed and government officials.

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