By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Pay-channel Supersport has secured the broadcast rights to televise all 63 matches of the Fifa Club World Cup for Sub-Saharan Africa.
The tournament is starting from 14 June to 13 July 2025 in the United States.
It will be the 21st edition of Fifa’s flagship international club competition, featuring some of the biggest clubs and the biggest names in the football universe.
South Africa’s Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns, who won the 2016 CAF Champions League, will be among the four CAF representatives, alongside Egyptian giants Al Ahly, Wydad AC (currently coached by former Sundowns and Orlando Pirates coach Rhulani Mokwena) and Espérance de Tunis.
Sundowns have been drawn into Group F alongside Fluminense FC, Borussia Dortmund, and Ulsan HD from Korea. Wydad AC will tussle with Manchester City, Al Ain FC from the UAE and Juventus FC in Group G.
Twelve European giants will feature in the competition, including tournament holders Manchester City, Spanish giants and record five-time winners Real Madrid, 2021 winners Chelsea, two-time winners Bayern Munich, as well as Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Porto.
SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha says: “As Africa’s biggest sports broadcaster, we are proud to be able to bring fans the best in sporting action; to bring them the biggest names in the game and, of course, the biggest clubs coming up against each other. We are especially honoured to partner with Fifa to bring the new format of the Fifa Club World Cup 25 to Sub-Saharan Africa viewers.
The crème de la crème of global club football will descend on the US, hosts of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, as Brazilian outfits Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo are joined by Argentine foes River Plate and Boca Juniors.