Sub-Saharan Africa

Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has secured exclusive rights for European Professional Club Rugby competitions in South Africa and other 'key territories' in sub-Saharan Africa for three seasons,…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

South African football club Cape Town City has been hit with a fine after the Premier Soccer League (PSL), organiser of domestic competitions, ruled that it entered into a shirt sponsorship deal without…
Football
Media

Senegalese public-service broadcaster RTS has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Rugby Sevens
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global small business platform Xero has agreed a deal to sponsor this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens, which will take place in South Africa.
Cricket
Events

The International Cricket Council has published a schedule for international women's cricket over the next three years, marking the first 'future tours programme' ever created for the women's game
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has announced a new kit supply agreement with One All Sports
Football
Media

Football-focused streaming and media platform OneFootball has acquired Serie A broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland ahead of the 2022-23 season, supplementing the league’s existing agreement with pay-television b…
Football
Media

The African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive French-language pay-television rights to Spain's LaLiga across sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby has announced Australia-based forex broker IC Markets as a global sponsor of its Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament scheduled to be held in the South African city of Cape Town next month
Rugby Union
Licensing & Merchandising

Blockchain provider Socios.com has signed new team deals in rugby union with French Top 14 league club Stade Français and South African side The Sharks.
Football
Media

The J.League, the organising body of the top two domestic football leagues in Japan, has unveiled media rights agreements with Nigerian group Sporty Internet at Thai football club BG Pathum United
Football
Media

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has secured free-to-air rights to the English Premier League for the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday
Cricket
Events

Cricket Kenya has appointed UAE-based agency Pacific Star Sports (PSS) to aid the commercial development of the sport in the East African country
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that South Africa will stage the next edition of its Indoor World Cup in 2023 following the cancellation of this year’s planned event in Liège, Be…
Cricket
Finance & Law

All six teams in the new T20 league co-founded by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have been acquired by Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners, according to reports
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

South African beer brand Castle Lite has signed as an official global partner of this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town – World Rugby’s quadrennial international sevens showcase. T
Athletics
Events

World Athletics has selected Tokyo to host its World Championships in 2025, with the Japanese capital beating rival bids from Nairobi, Silesia and Singapore
Cricket
Events

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has defended its decision to forfeit the forthcoming one-day series against Australia despite jeopardising the country’s chances of securing direct qualification to the 2023 C…