Women's AFCON: The Lionesses receive over 2 million in bonuses before the tournament begins

Just days before their opening match at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, the Lionesses received good news. The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) decided to pay the players' outstanding bonuses before their departure for Morocco.

Following the difficulties encountered regarding bonuses during the 2026 World Cup, the governing body of Senegalese football wants to avoid any tension within the women's national team. Five days before the start of their continental campaign, Mame Moussa Cissé's players were rewarded with a double bonus.  

Since their qualification for the Women's AFCON 2026 obtained against Ivory Coast in October 2025 (the Ivorians were subsequently reinstated), the Lionesses were still waiting for the payment of rewards promised by the federation.

This wait finally ended on Monday, July 20, during the official ceremony to present the national flag to the Lionesses at the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium. In the presence of several members of the FSF Executive Committee, including Secretary General Abdoulaye Saydou Sow, the federation presented the players with their bonuses.

It was the second vice-president of the FSF, Kosso Diané, who presented the checks on behalf of the institution. Each player will thus receive a total of 2.5 million CFA francs, corresponding to two separate bonuses: 1.5 million CFA francs for qualifying against Ivory Coast and 1 million CFA francs for participating in the AFCON.

Now free of this financial burden, the Lionesses can fully concentrate on their sporting objective. The Senegalese team will begin the competition on July 26 against Algeria.