{"id":44142,"date":"2025-06-28T16:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44142"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:17:59","slug":"fifa-club-world-cup-africa-teams-cash-out-from-group-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-club-world-cup-africa-teams-cash-out-from-group-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Club World Cup &#8211; Africa teams cash out from group stages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Four African clubs represented the continent in the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in the United States of America.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>North African trio of Al Ahly (Egypt), Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia), Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and South Africa\u2019s Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Atalanta sign Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/atalanta-sign-ghanaian-winger-kamaldeen-sulemana\/\">Atalanta sign Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sample their performance as well as their financial take home packages.<\/p>\n<p>Mamelodi Sundowns was Africa\u2019s shining light even though they drew their last game against Fluminese, their seven-goals thriller against Dortmund swayed lots of neutral fans to them coupled with their opening day win against South Korea club Ulsan HD.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"GFA confirms Ghana\u2019s representatives for 2025\/26 CAF competitions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-confirms-ghanas-representatives-for-2025-26-caf-competitions\/\">GFA confirms Ghana\u2019s representatives for 2025\/26 CAF competitions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al Ahly (Egypt) was housed in group A alongside, Palmeiras, Inter Miami and FC Porto. In the end they basked, two points from three games and finished button in the group.<\/p>\n<p>Esperance de Tunis lost to Flamengo in the opening game but recovered well to beat Los Angeles FC but lost heavily to Chelsea in the final group game. They finished 3<sup>rd<\/sup> with three points and a goal deficit of four.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"FIFA Club World Cup : African clubs booted out of competition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-club-world-cup-african-clubs-booted-out-of-competition\/\">FIFA Club World Cup : African clubs booted out of competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wydad Casablanca of Morocco\u2019s story in the tournament was dismal as it gets, they lost all three of their group encounters to Man City, Juventus and Al Ain and conceded 8 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL REWARDS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mamelodi Sundowns $12.55m<\/p>\n<p>Al Ahly $11.55m<\/p>\n<p>Esperance de Tunis $11.55m<\/p>\n<p>Wydad Casablanca $9.55m<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four African clubs represented the continent in the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in the United States of America. &nbsp; North African trio of Al Ahly (Egypt), Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia), Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and South Africa\u2019s Mamelodi Sundowns. READ MORE :\u00a0Atalanta sign Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana We sample their performance as well as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,17042],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-fifa-club-world-cup"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/African-teams.png?fit=502%2C458&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-btY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44009,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-club-world-cup-mamelodi-sundowns-hoist-africa-flag-high-as-inter-milan-draw-monterrey\/","url_meta":{"origin":44142,"position":0},"title":"FIFA Club World Cup : Mamelodi Sundowns hoist Africa flag high as Inter Milan draw Monterrey","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"June 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"South Africa giants, Mamelodi Sundowns, beat South Korea\u2019s Ulsan HD FC 1-0 early Wednesday in their Group F opener at the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in the USA, becoming the first African side to win a match in this year\u2019s edition. \u00a0 Iqraam Rayners scored the only vital goal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Club-World-Cup-Logo-1.jpg?fit=1125%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Club-World-Cup-Logo-1.jpg?fit=1125%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Club-World-Cup-Logo-1.jpg?fit=1125%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Club-World-Cup-Logo-1.jpg?fit=1125%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Club-World-Cup-Logo-1.jpg?fit=1125%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44041,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-club-world-cup\/","url_meta":{"origin":44142,"position":1},"title":"FIFA Club World Cup : Mamelodi Sundowns 3-4 Borussia Dortmund","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"June 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In the battle of the Yellows, German side, Borussia Dortmund got the better of the exchanges against South African giants, Mamelodi Sundowns in the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in Cincinnati. 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