CAF President Patrice Motsepe thanked FIFA for organising the FIFA Club World Cup 2025,”It’s very important that we had the FIFA Club World Cup, Gianni (Infantino), thank you for the FIFA Club World Cup. And those four football clubs that represented us did very well and we’re confident that (in) the next one, they will do even better. And thanks for the huge sacrifices on your part.
At the tournament held in June this year, Africa was represented by four teams – Al Ahly FC, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Mamelodi Sundowns FC and Wydad AC earning the opportunity to play competitive matches against opponents from the rest of the world on a global stage.
Recieving the appreciation, FIFA President Gianni Infantino replied that, It was a great experience as players from 19 African nations taken part in the FIFA Club World Cup, including nine countries which have never played at the FIFA World Cup – Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda.
“It was ahuge success this summer with four African teams. But almost, I would say, more important, with African countries represented in the 32 clubs from all over the world,” the FIFA President added
Though at the tournament won by Chelsea from England in Europe, African teams failed to make it to knockout stage despite taking in the tournament was a milestone itself.
