Today marks exactly 100 days to the opening match of the new FIFA Club World Cup, a new era for club football when FIFA stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition in history.
Featuring 32 clubs, four of them for Africa and 63 matches, the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ will redefine how, when and where a true club world champion is crowned.
The African quartet include Al Ahly (Egypt), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) for the historic tournament.
The revised budget – unanimously approved at the FIFA Council on Wednesday – incorporates USD 2 billion in revenues from the much-anticipated FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, which will set a new benchmark for global club football, with USD 1 billion distributed to participating clubs and provision for a solidarity mechanism that will be dedicated to club football across the world.
The announcement comes with 100 days to go until the start of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ with Inter Miami CF facing Al Ahly FC on Saturday, 14 June 2025.
“The FIFA Club World Cup will not only be the pinnacle of club football, but also a vivid demonstration of solidarity that will benefit clubs at large to a scale that no other competition has ever done,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
“All revenue generated by the tournament will be distributed to the participating clubs and via club solidarity across the world as FIFA will not keep a single dollar. FIFA’s reserves, which are there for global football development, will remain untouched.”
The 100-days to go milestone marks a significant step towards the tournament which will redefine club football in the world, and the financial package will serve as a huge boost for the African quartet. Other clubs on the continent will also benefit for the solidarity scheme announced by FIFA.
The four teams are bracing up for the competition with the trio of Ahly, Esperance and Sundowns set for action in the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League in April. Interestingly, Esperance and Sundowns will face off in a repeat of last season’s semi-final clash, which the former triumphed.
Ahly on the other hand have a date with Sudanese powerhouse Al Hilal for a place at the last four.
