Club World Cup 2025: How many African players in the quarter-finals?

It's time for the quarter-final matches in the 2025 Club World Cup.

The race for the title promises to be fiercely contested, even though Europe, with five clubs in the mix, is widely seen as the overwhelming favorite.

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Africa boasts 12 representatives at this stage, with no fewer than 7 Moroccans: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Youssef Enríquez and Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Yassine Bounou and Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Hilal), Adam Aznou (Bayern Munich), and Aymen Azhil (Borussia Dortmund).

Senegal, meanwhile, will have two players in the quarter-finals: defender Khalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal) and Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea). Algeria is also sending two representatives: Rami Bensebaini and Elias Ben Kara (Borussia Dortmund).

Finally, Guinea will have an ambassador in Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).

The quarter-final schedule

Friday, July 4

Fluminense vs Al Hilal (7:00 pm GMT) at Camping World Stadium, Orlando

Saturday, July 5

Palmeiras vs Chelsea (1:00 am GMT) at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

PSG vs Bayern Munich (4:00 pm GMT) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund (8:00 pm GMT) at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.