World football governing body FIFA has approved a special transfer window for Africa’s elite clubs and others.
Africa’s four clubs that are heading to the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup will be able to bring in players for 10 days next month.
The continent will be represented at the Club World Cup by Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Ahly (Egypt), Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia), and Wydad Casablanca (Morocco).
“In line with the Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup and the relevant amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, all 20 Member Associations whose clubs will participate in FIFA’s groundbreaking competition have confirmed the opening of an exceptional registration window from 1 to 10 June for all their affiliated clubs to allow new players signed to compete in the tournament,” said FIFA.
“The deadline for the final player list has been set as 10 June 2025, allowing each participating club to bring any new players signed in this special window to the United States.”
The member associations concerned are located in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
FIFA further confirmed that clubs that progress to the latter stages of the competition will have another special window from 27 June to 3 July.
“The objective is to encourage clubs and players whose contracts are expiring (mostly 30 June) to find an appropriate solution to facilitate the players’ participation. This will ensure that the best players will be playing, allowing clubs to add new recruits even during the tournament.”
The FIFA 2025 Club World Cup will bring together 32 elite teams from all six confederations, with the action set to kick off at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, 14 June. A total of 63 matches will take place across 11 cities—Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.—culminating in what promises to be a spectacular final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, 13 July, when the FIFA club world champions will be crowned.
