Newcastle United are set to receive financial compensation from FIFA through the Club Protection Programme after Yoane Wissa suffered a knee injury while on international duty with DR Congo.
The injury occurred on 9 September 2025 during a 3-2 World Cup qualifying loss to Senegal a result that significantly harmed DR Congo’s hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup. Wissa had to be substituted during the match, and the setback also impacted Newcastle, who had recently invested heavily in the proven Premier League forward.
The Club Protection Programme is an insurance policy that compensates clubs when players are injured while representing their national teams. Newcastle have applied to FIFA to activate the policy.
The scheme includes a 28-day waiting period (Temporary Total Disablement) during which no payment is made. After this period expected to end around 7 October 2025 in Wissa’s case FIFA will begin reimbursing the club for the player’s wages until he is fit to return and make his debut for Newcastle.
Under the programme, FIFA covers up to €20,548 per day (approximately £18,000), which equates to a weekly wage of around £126,000 likely enough to cover most, if not all, of Wissa’s salary. Newcastle will be hoping his time on the sidelines is short, minimizing the impact of his absence.
What compensation does the Programme offer?
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The FIFA Club Protection Programme provides financial compensation to football clubs, covering up to €7.5 million per player for each injury incident.
This amount is calculated on a daily basis, with a maximum payout of €20,548 per day, and can be paid for up to 365 days. However, the daily compensation cannot exceed €20,548 for any single injury.
Additionally, the total annual payout limit for the entire programme across all clubs and players is capped at €80 million.
When does compensation stop?
Daily compensation payments do not include the day the Temporary Total Disablement (TTD) begins, the initial 28-day waiting period (known as the excess period), or the day the TTD ends.
