FIFA Club World Cup: Samuel Eto’o confident in African quartet
- Adamu Muftawu
- 2 days ago
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Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o has expressed optimism in the abilities of the African representatives at the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup in the United States of America (USA).
All eyes will be on African quartet at the mouthwatering intercontinental showpiece scheduled for 15 June to 13 July 2025, across 11 cities in the USA.
The quartet - Al Ahly (Egypt), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) - are the African representatives of the novelty competition which seeks to be the biggest club competition in the world.
Eto’o, now president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) and also a member of the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), is optimistic about the abilities of the African quartet.
“I know that the teams who will represent my continent will do the best to get as far as possible,” Eto’o told DSports in an exclusive interview.
“The level is quite equal, now soccer is crazy. They (the four African teams) will do their best to get as far as possible,” remarked the four-time CAF Player of the Year.
Egyptian giants Ahly are housed in Group A alongside Inter Miami (USA), Palmeiras (Brazil) and FC Porto (Portugal) while Esperance will come up against Flamengo (Brazil), Chelsea (England) and either Los Angeles FC (USA) or Club America (Mexico) in Group D.
Sundowns will be up against Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Fluminense (Brazil) and Ulsan (South Korea) in Group F whilst Wydad completes Group G with Al Ain ((United Arab Emirates), Juventus (Italy) and Manchester City (England).
TP Mazembe of DR Congo is the African club who have reached the farthest at the tournament in 2010 when they lost 3-0 to Eto’o’s Inter Milan in the final.
