The Confederation of African Football are reportedly set to aid the African sides competing in the FIFA Club World Cup with a massive injection of finances.
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This year, a revamped format of the global spectacle will make its debut, with 32 clubs from across the world now vying for competition honours. The expanded tournament means that more clubs from various continental football associations will get a chance to showcase what they are capable of, and for this iteration of the tournament, Africa will have four representatives.
They are Mamelodi Sundowns, Al Ahly, Wydad Athletic Club and Espérance de Tunis, who will be CAF’s representatives at the tournament.
Last month, FIFA announced that each of the aforementioned sides will receive $9.5 million (R179 million) for their participation, but it is now alleged that African football’s governing body plans on giving the four sides even more money to help them better prepare and compete once the time comes for them to head to the United States of America.
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According to Nesma Sport, CAF have decided to hand each side between $2 and $3 million (R37.8 million and R56.7 million) in financial aid. FIFA also announced that the further you go in the competition, the more you will be compensated, so clubs are incentivised to put their best foot forward.
