Yanga can participate in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 if can win the Champions League title this season
FIFA has given four places to the African continent and set criteria for how to get those clubs
They have taken the success of the team in the championship of the champions league from the season 2020/21 to 2023/24 i.e. this season in which the champion is not yet known
Two places have already been taken by Al Ahly and Wydad because in that period they have won the Champions League titles
The remaining two places, one will be found by looking at the CAF rankings in the relevant period and one will be taken by the champion of the Champions League this season
This means if Yanga is able to win the Champions League title this season, then it will also participate
This position is available to all 14 of the 16 teams that participate in the group stage of the Champions League
In the ranking, Mamelodi Sundowns have the most places, who have so far collected 81 points
Esperance is second with 75 points. CR Belouzdad is third with 59 points
Simba from Tanzania has 45 points, ranking fifth. So if they want to qualify through the ranking, they will need to collect more points to surpass the teams above them and at the same time praying for bad luck for those teams not to collect any points, which is actually difficult
