We head back to Egypt now to check out what this year's Africa Cup of Nations is doing for the host nation's economy. CGTN's Yasser Hakim looks at how some individuals and companies are cashing in during this year's continental competition.

Ahmed, who works for Uber, has been lately stationed in the Heliopolis area most of the time. That's where the two stadiums hosting the AFCON games are located in the city.

AHMED ABDEL MOTELEB UBER DRIVER "Work has increased with the African Cup. We do a lot of rides from the hotels to the stadiums and back during matches. Apart from the matches, the fans also go for a tour of the city for fun. I took the Zimbabwe goalkeeper and his physio from his hotel to the stadium for training."

The AFCON, for people like Ahmed, is an opportunity for extra income.

"The company has been stressing on us providing the best possible service and being good representatives of the company during the competition. More work means more bonuses, incentives, and income."

He hopes that Egypt would progress into the final rounds of the Cup. There's always a rush on Uber cars from thousands of Egyptian fans who attend the matches, not just foreign fans.

YASSER HAKIM CAIRO "Not only individuals like Ahmed are to benefit from AFCON, but institutions and businesses as well. One of the sectors that stands to gain from the arrival of fans from 23 African countries is the tourism industry."

Businessmen, such as Basel El Sisi, have been working overload since the CAF announced Egypt as the host of the AFCON 2019 earlier in the year.

BASEL EL SISI TOURISM CHAMBER VICE PRESIDENT "We quickly prepared low-cost trips to Egypt to attract as many fans from the participating countries as possible. We've also been providing excursions to the wonderful historical sites in the four hosting cities, Cairo, Port Said, Ismailiya, and Alexandria."

Occupancy in the hotels of the four hosting cities have exceeded 90% because of the tournament.

"It's an international event with media coverage from around the world. At this moment profit is not the priority. It's an opportunity to showcase Egypt to the world and to prove that Egypt is safe, fun to visit, and ready to receive tourists from everywhere. Secondly, the AFCON has opened the door to the African market. A new market for us. It's important that sub-Saharan Africans enjoy their stay as this will attract more tourists from the continent in the future."

Many fans will be leaving when their teams are eliminated from the first round this week. But Basel says larger numbers have been booking arrivals from neighbouring North Africa countries. They're coming to support their players in the more thrilling knockout stages, at the same time, keeping the tourism industry busy for an extra couple of weeks. Yasser Hakim, CGTN, Cairo.