FIFA counts down to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 by recalling how a Togolese machine overtook a Ghanaian legend to become Al Ain's leading foreign marksman.

Nasaf's lead didn't last long, with Kodjo Laba giving Al Ain parity four minutes later. With the game seemingly headed to extra time, Sofiane Rahimi netted the winner two minutes into injury time.

a Kaku penalty and Kodjo Laba's late double ensured a 6-3 aggregate victory after Yokohama goalkeeper William Popp saw red just before half-time. Al Ain, the oil-rich United Arab Emirates' most ...

Al Ain, two-time League Cup winners but runners-up also last season, dominated the second half in Abu Dhabi, yet could not find a way past Wahda. Late on, striker Kodjo Laba struck a post with a ...