FIFA said it would pay Casablanca’s rivals Wydad and Raja $1.43 million as part of its Clubs Benefits Program, consisting in sharing the financial returns of the Qatar World Cup. Wydad was the highly paid African team with $1.4 million, while Raja received $31,938, according to a FIFA report. FIFA will distribute a total of $209 million following the release of 837 footballers for a rounded per player daily amount of $10,950, regardless of how many minutes they played during the tournament, it said. Manchester United ranked on top of all teams with a disbursement of $4.59 million, followed by FC Barcelona with $4.53 million and Bayern Munich with $4.31, while Real Madrid and Paris ST Germain got $3.83 million each. Morocco ranked fourth in Qatar World Cup after a memorable run becoming the first African nation to reach the semi-final.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 14, 2023 13:34 UTC