Former Nigeria Premier Football League champions Enyimba and Remo Stars will be among the clubs set to benefit from FIFA’s $355m Club Benefits Programme for releasing players during the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, The PUNCH reports.
FIFA revealed further details of the distribution principles for the FIFA Club Benefits Programme on Friday, with more clubs set to benefit from the rewards, which will cover the qualifying series for the first time.
According to FIFA, each club that released players during the qualifiers will receive at least $2,360 per player for each match for which the player was released.
“The FIFA Council has confirmed that the $355m fund agreed as part of the renewed memorandum of understanding between FIFA and European Football Clubs, which represents a 70 per cent increase compared to the 2022 edition, will be split into two distinct allocations,” FIFA said in a statement on Friday.
“A total of $100m has been reserved for clubs that released players for FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, distributed on a per-player, per-match basis. With 905 qualifying matches having been played, the anticipated benefit stands at approximately $2,360 per player, per match.
