Wydad Casablanca carry the hopes of Africa into the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday with a meeting against Mexican side Pachuca in Abu Dhabi.
It is a competition in which African clubs have excelled in the past, reaching two finals, but Wydad will be hoping to become the first to lift the trophy with Brazilian side Gremio and possibly also Real Madrid standing in their way.
In this feature, KweséESPN takes a look at Africa's history in the competition in numbers.
0 - The number of victories that African clubs have managed against European opposition in the Club World Cup from three games.
This includes losses to Real Madrid (Raja Casablanca, 2-3), Bayern Munich (Raja Casablanca, 0-2) and Inter Milan (TP Mazembe, 0-3).
The last two games were both in the final in 2013 and 2010 respectively.
2 - African sides have made the final of the tournament twice, losing on both occasions. TP Mazembe were beaten 3-0 by Inter Milan in 2010, while Raja Casablanca lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich in 2013.
2 - In 2013 and 2014, Africa had two representatives in each tournament when it was hosted in Morocco. This included the African Champions League winners and the victors in the Moroccan domestic league.
3 - Al Ahly and Raja Casablanca have three wins each in the tournament, the most of any African club. TP Mazembe have two and Etoile du Sahel one.
3 - The biggest victory for an African side in the tournament came in 2013 when Raja Casablanca stunned Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro 3-1.
4 - Wydad Casablanca's clash with Pachuca on Saturday will be the fourth time an African side has clashed with the Mexican club. There have been two wins (Etoile du Sahel, 2007 and TP Mazembe, 2010) and a single loss (Al Ahly, 2008) to date.
4 - The number of victories from nine games that African sides have claimed against teams from the CONCACAF region, all Mexican teams. It is the most success they have had against clubs from a specific region.
5 - The heaviest defeat for an African side in the competition came in 2013 when Al Ahly were beaten 5-1 by Mexican side Monterrey.
5 - The most frequent opposition for African sides has been New Zealand outfit Auckland City, who are perennial qualifiers from the Oceania region. In the five matches there have been two wins each and a draw.
6 - Only six African countries have been represented at the Club World Cup, with four of them from the north - Egypt, Morocco, DR Congo, Tunisia, Algeria and South Africa.
9 - With Wydad Casablanca taking part this year, there have now been nine different clubs from the African continent to have competed in the 13 different Club World Cup tournaments. They are Al Ahly (Egypt), Raja Casablanca, Moghreb Tétouan (both Morocco), Esperance, Etoile de Sahel (both Tunisia), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), ES Setif (Algeria) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa).
12 - Al Ahly have played the most games of all African sides in the Club World Cup and have also made the most visits to the tournament, five, in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013.
12 - Raja Casablanca have scored the most goals by an African side in the competition with 12 from their seven matches. It is also the best goals-per-game ratio (1.71).
13 - The number of matches against teams from the Asian confederation, the most against another region of the world. Only one of these have ended in victory as Al Ahly beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan 2-1 in the quarter finals in 2012.
23 - African sides have come up against 23 different clubs at the tournament, including three each from Brazil, Japan, Australia and Mexico.
36 - The number of matches in total played by African teams. They have yielded nine wins, three draws and 24 defeats. Teams have scored 39 goals and conceded 66.