FIFA PAYOUTS FOR ORLANDO PIRATES & MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
Massive financial boost
- Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns are set to receive over R100 million combined from FIFA’s Club Benefits Programme for releasing players to the 2026 World Cup squad
Player contributions
- Each club contributed eight players to Hugo Broos’s final 26‑man Bafana Bafana squad for the World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico
Additional Sundowns benefit
- Sundowns will earn even more because Ricardo Goss and Thapelo Maseko are still contracted to the club, even though they are currently out on loan
Estimated payout per player
- FIFA has not yet confirmed the 2026 daily payout, but estimates place it between US$12,000 and US$15,000 per player per day
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