South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the country's women's football team deserves equal pay to the men.
He urged the country's ministers of finance and sports to increase the bonus.
The president says South Africa should outlaw pay discrimination and embark on a programme to bridge the gender pay gap.
It was earlier reported that the players would receive less money in prize bonuses than their male colleagues did for reaching the quarter-finals of the men's tournament in 2019.