Despite suffering an embarrassing exit from the following a 7-1 aggregate annihilation at the hands of Egyptian moneybags Pyramids FC, record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia will be smiling all the way to the bank.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe 22-time FKF Premier League champions will earn $100,000 (approximately Ksh12.9 million) as solidarity and participation fees in Africa's premier club competition.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: How Pyramids embarrassingly extinguished Gor Mahia's CAF Champions League hopesK’Ogalo were eliminated from the tourney following a 7-1 aggregate defeat to the 2025 CAF Champions League winners in the first preliminary round.Pyramids secured a 2-0 win over Gor Mahia in the first leg, played on Sunday, 6 September, at Nyayo National Stadium, before running riot following a 5-1 victory in the second leg, which was staged on Sunday, 13 September, at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt.##NAJAVA_MECA_9953037##In effect, the club’s ambitions of reaching the lucrative CAF Champions League group stage for the first time crumbled in humiliating fashion, condemning them to domestic football for the rest of the season.The millions K’Ogalo are set to receive from CAF are meant to offset travel and logistical costs and are part of the efforts by the continental football governing body to ease the financial burden on clubs.Gor Mahia swallow five goals in Egypt to crash out of CAF Champions LeagueHowever, the Charles Akonnor-coached side have missed out on the $700,000 (approximately Ksh90.3 million) that teams which qualify for the group stage will earn.Under CAF’s increased prize-money pool, teams that qualify for the quarter-finals will take home $900,000 (approximately Ksh116.1 million).##NAJAVA_MECA_9952994##The lucrative prize increases even further at the semi-final stage, with teams taking home $1,200,000 (approximately Ksh154.8 million).A place in the final of the competition earns a team $2 million (approximately Ksh258 million), while the ultimate winner banks a whopping $6 million (approximately Ksh774 million).STARS ABROAD: Harambee Stars forward concedes penalty as Sociedad fall to MadridWith the harsh economic times facing teams in the FKF Premier League, the millions will help Gor Mahia cater for major budgetary requirements.