Africa

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese smartphone brand Tecno has become a sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations after striking a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

African betting operator Betpawa will pay cash tokens to all players on winning teams in Ugandan second-tier league matches as part of a controversial new sponsorship deal with the Ugandan football association…
Football
Media

BeIN Media Group is readying legal action against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the continental governing body’s decision to unilaterally cancel its broadcast deal with the Qatari m…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a new agreement with Lotto Sport to becomes its kit manufacturer.
Football
Governance

Fifa says it is closely monitoring events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a Fifa Council member, was re-elected as president of the Malian Football Federation (Femafoot) despite having been arrested and …
Rugby Union
Media

Public-service broadcaster the SABC has been unable to secure a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport for South Africa's matches at the forthcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
Football
Media

A seven-year broadcast rights deal announced by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) with the Tanzania-based Azam Media has been met with a mixture of praise and scepticism from Kenyan Premier League (KPL)…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Banking and wealth management services brand Investec has taken over the title rights to the European Rugby Champions Cup in a five-year deal, ending Heineken’s long-standing naming association with t…
Football
Events

Saudi Arabia has strengthened its ties to African football with the announcement that the 2023 African Super Cup will be played in the Saudi city of Taif next month
Football
Governance

The Confederation of African Football opted for a slimmed-down, eight-team version of its proposed African Football League after expected funding from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation failed to materialise.
Football
Media

Fifa has launched an invitation to tender process for the centralised broadcast rights to all matches in the Confederation of African Football’s new-look qualifying competition for the 2026 World Cup.
Football
Finance & Law

The Confederation of African Football has claimed it is "firmly on a path to financial recovery" after today (Thursday) announcing commercial revenues of $125.2m (€112m) for 2022-23.
Cricket
Media

Major League Cricket has announced a domestic media rights deal with subscription broadcaster Willow TV and a series of international media rights agreements ahead of its inaugural season
Football
Governance

Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has revealed that the organisation’s new Super League club competition will adopt a different name to avoid negative connotations w…
Football
Media

New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster, has acquired German club football rights in 22 countries across sub-Saharan Africa in a three-year, non-exclusive deal
Multiple Sports
Media

Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Football
Industry Moves

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has appointed Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), to lead the country's joint bid to host the Fifa World Cup in 2030
Multiple Sports
Media

Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has reported the return of its Rest of Africa (RoA) business to profitability, along…