The highly anticipated match between Al-Ittihad, led by Moroccan striker Abderrazak Hamdallah, and Auckland City will kick off the 2023 Club World Cup.
Asisat Oshoala, the Nigerian forward, has been named African Player of the Year for the sixth time. The 29-year-old surpassed South African Thembi Kgatlana and Zambian Barbara Banda to retain her crown.