Countdown Begins For FIFA Club W/Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup will be held on African soil for the first time in December 2013 when Morocco hosts the august tournament in Aghadir Marrakech. With just over two months to go before the tenth edition of FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in the city of Agadir with an opening match between Raja Casablanca and Auckland on 11 December, the countdown is well underway. The Local Organising Committee (LOC)  unveiled the official Emblem earlier in the month.
So far, five clubs have qualified for tournament and these are Bayern Munich, the reigning UEFA Champions League winners,  Oceania champions, Auckland City FC,  CONCACAF Champions League winners CF Monterrey while South America champions, Atletico Mineiro and the first of the two African clubs Raja Casablanca who will be representing Morocco, the host nation. The CAF Champions League winners will be known by the second week in November and will join Raja Casablanca as the two African sides in the competition.
The launch of the official Emblem took place during a glittering ceremony held recently in Casablanca. The unveiling coincided with the 100 days before the tournament kick-off.
According to Tidesports source, the official Emblem was revealed to guests at the end of a colourful show in which famous models wearing fabulous traditional kaftans inspired by the colours of the seven qualified teams paraded across the stage, accompanied by children who were also dressed in the participating teams’ colours and wearing each of the teams’ pennants.
The emblem for this tenth edition of the competition has the characteristic shape of the FIFA Club World Cup trophy, decorated with patterns influenced by the ancient Moroccan art of zellige (ceramic mosaics), thereby combining the spirit of the competition with the visual imagery of the host country. This Official Emblem evokes Morocco that is open, welcoming and multicultural.
The delicacy of the patterns, which are dominated by the colours of the national flag, reflects the high quality of play to be expected in this magical competition, which will see the best clubs from each of the six confederations, plus Raja Casablanca, battle it out on Moroccan turf.
The unveiling of the official Emblem marked the one hundred days before kick-off and the gorgeous ceremony and celebratory mood showed that the countdown is truly underway.