Millions Ruto Has Promised Harambee Stars During CHAN 2024
President William Ruto has given the men’s national football team, Harambee Stars, Ksh600 million if they win the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Ruto dangled the huge cash incentive during a visit to the Harambee Stars at the Pullman Hotel in Nairobi on Saturday, August 2, ahead of the 30-day tournament starting today.
CHAN 2024 is a moment for Kenya to shine. It’s our chance to showcase the talent of our players, the unity of our people, and the warmth of our hospitality as we proudly co-host this continental tournament.
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) August 2, 2025
This month, there’s only one party: Harambee Stars and our slogan is… pic.twitter.com/h8GYSWRXST
In addition to the Ksh600 million, Ruto guaranteed the team Ksh1 million per player for every win and Ksh500,000 per player for every draw throughout the tournament.
The President also pledged Ksh60 million if the team reached the quarterfinals and Ksh70 million if they reached the semifinals.
“Guys, it cannot get better than this. We have tripled the rewards so that everyone does their best,” he said.
President Ruto promises to give Harambee Stars players Sh600 million if they qualify for 2024 CHAN final, Sh1 million per player for every game won pic.twitter.com/8lTFC6xefr
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) August 2, 2025
President Ruto also called on Kenyans to support the Harambee Stars.
He asked all Kenyans to support Harambee Stars as their ‘political party’, using the slogan Stars Must Win.
“Let us set aside all other political parties, our party this month is Harambee Stars,” he said.
Kenya, along with Tanzania and Uganda, is one of the tournament’s co-hosts, and their campaign will begin on Sunday, August 3, with a match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
President William Ruto visited the Harambee Stars at their residential camp in Kasarani and announced a lucrative reward package to motivate the team ahead of the CHAN tournament.
— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) August 2, 2025
Ksh 1 million per player for every win
Ksh 500,000 per player for every draw
Ksh 60 million for… pic.twitter.com/N6kVYu2tnE
The match will begin at 3 p.m. at Kasarani’s Moi International Sports Centre, which seats 60,000 people.
Tickets for the game have already sold out, and the tournament’s administrators have stated that no tickets will be available at the gate.
CHAN Prize Money
Ruto’s millions are set to be in addition to the hefty Ksh1.3 billion (USD10.4 million) prize money set aside by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The money was a 32 per cent increase from the Ks1.02 billion (USD7.9 million) awarded at the last edition of the competition, held in Algeria in 2023.
As far as the breakdown of the prize money, the winning team will be awarded Ksh452.2 million (USD3.5 million).
Meanwhile, runners-up will receive Ksh155 million (USD1.2 million), while third- and fourth-place finishers will be awarded Ksh90.4 million (USD700,000) and Ksh77.5 million (USD600,000) respectively.
Besides the participation prize money, Kenya stands for heftier payouts depending on their overall performance at the CHAN 2024.
Harambee Stars find themselves in a fairly competitive group, comprising 2018 and 2020 champions Morocco, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as Zambia.
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According to CAF’s breakdown of the prize money, the bottom-placed teams in the five-team groups (‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’) will each receive Ksh25.8 million (USD200,000).
This will also apply to the fourth-placed teams in these groups. The bottom-placed team in the four-team Group D will also receive a similar amount.
If Kenya manages a third-place finish, it will pocket Ksh38.7 million (USD300,000). A quarter-final spot earns Kenya Ksh58.1 million (USD450,000).
However, to reach the knockout, Harambee Stars are required to finish in the top two of their group, as only the top two teams from each pool will advance to the last eight.
Millions Ruto Has Promised Harambee Stars During CHAN 2024
