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SuperSport carries the coverage across the region, while Canal+ will show the qualifiers in French in more than 20 countries.
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The calendar also works in DAZN's favour, the 2027 tournament runs from June 19 to July 17 across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, putting AFCON in Europe's club off-season
The agreement was negotiated by IMG, CSA's international media rights partner.
One of Kenya’s most internationally recognised figures joins the ownership group of the basketball club.
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NBA Africa is moving the Basketball Africa League to permanent, privately owned franchises, with initial bids of more than $50 million reported from six countries.
A South African franchise changed ownership last week in a deal signed in May, structured in Mauritius and approved in New Delhi.
On has signed Kylian Mbappé as it launches into football, ending a Nike relationship that started when he was eight years old.
Charlton Athletic Women have set up a standalone club board ahead of their return to English football's top flight.
Mensah has led Rugby Africa since March 2023.
With a commitment to work inside KBF's match-day operations, setting production standards for broadcasts, coordinating live commentary, and training team statisticians on data collection and live analytics.
SEED Project moves into what it calls SEED Academy Reimagined 2025-2030, a transformation plan touching governance, academic and athletic standards, student welfare, financing and expansion across the continent.
The new season kicked off on Friday, under an administrators nobody had heard of a week earlier, while the body meant to oversee the federation itself is still stuck in a leadership crisis of its own.
Amazon Web Services is putting its cloud and AI infrastructure behind a basketball-themed maths programme, teaming with NBA Africa and non-profit Learn Fresh.
The brand did not sign him as a footballer this time. It signed him as a media asset. Under the ambassador agreement, Diomande will front global campaigns, exclusive fan experiences and original content across Sporty Group's platforms.
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Under the deal, Advtech becomes official sponsor of the Proteas Women's inbound Test series and the CSA Youth Weeks and the Khaya Majola Cricket Week.
On has signed Kylian Mbappé as it launches into football, ending a Nike relationship that started when he was eight years old.
The Swartland project is a second privately funded bid in South Africa's push to host Formula One for the first time since 1993. The group is targeting a grand prix by 2031.
One of Kenya’s most internationally recognised figures joins the ownership group of the basketball club.
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NBA Africa is moving the Basketball Africa League to permanent, privately owned franchises, with initial bids of more than $50 million reported from six countries.
A South African franchise changed ownership last week in a deal signed in May, structured in Mauritius and approved in New Delhi.
Both tenders were issued by the National Agency for Public Facilities (ANEP), which is running the project as delegated manager on behalf of SONARGES, the state sports facilities operator.
For African football, the proposal is less a distant governance row than a direct financial windfall - and potentially a lasting shift in who holds power over the game.
Team PRONC signed its entry during E1's Monaco race weekend at the Yacht Club de Monaco, according to a statement. It becomes the latest addition to a grid whose ownership roster is heavily weighted toward celebrity investors, including LeBron James, Tom Brady, Rafael Nadal and Didier Drogba.
The concept sits alongside Nigeria's reported $500m push, backed by the NSC and Opus Race Promotions, to land a Formula 1 Grand Prix.
From Abuja's national stadium to community mini-arenas, the Nigerian Federal Government is making its biggest bet yet on sports as an economic driver.
He had the billions, the blueprint, and the badge on his wall. The only thing standing between Africa's richest man and Arsenal Football Club was a $20 billion refinery in Lagos, Nigeria.
First conceived under the name "Project Arena," the $100 million development is being built in the Victoria Island neighbourhood and is designed to host both major sporting events and concerts.
The project is expected to generate more than 25,000 jobs annually and introduce world-class infrastructure designed to support athletes, artists, and the broader creative economy.
The launch positions Kaizer Chiefs within a growing cohort of African clubs formalizing women's teams, as governance bodies, sponsors, and clubs increasingly converge around the commercial and developmental potential of the women's game.
A key figure behind the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 NBA title, has joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, Canada’s first Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise, as a Principal Owner.
He led the launch of FIFA's Forward 3.0 cycle, a USD 2.25 billion development programme covering all 211 member associations.
Both tenders were issued by the National Agency for Public Facilities (ANEP), which is running the project as delegated manager on behalf of SONARGES, the state sports facilities operator.
Landmark Africa is planning the Dream Theatre Entertainment Centre, a 20,000-capacity indoor arena in Lagos anchoring more than 70,000 sqm of mixed-use development.
The naming-rights agreement, unveiled at a ceremony at the Giza Pyramids attended by the members of the club's board and president Mahmoud El Khatib. This will see the venue open as Vodafone Stadium in 2029 under a 20-year term.
Johannesburg's 1995 World Cup final venue names a new commercial partner after Emirates' exit, in a deal spanning rugby, football and precinct regeneration.
Arsenal will fund the construction of three football pitches in Rwanda, converting the tail end of its eight-year Visit Rwanda shirt deal into physical infrastructure even after the commercial partnership expired in June.
The venue sits in Lira City in the north, and Uganda is framing it as capacity-building for regional and international events alongside youth athletics and community participation.
From Abuja's national stadium to community mini-arenas, the Nigerian Federal Government is making its biggest bet yet on sports as an economic driver.
Masai Ujiri's non-profit has built basketball courts in 16 African countries since launching its Built Within initiative in 2021. Court 50 was a milestone. Court 100 is the mission.
The FSC Stadium of Life officially opened on May 12 in Maseru, becoming the continent's first sports facility constructed with sustainably sourced timber.
First conceived under the name "Project Arena," the $100 million development is being built in the Victoria Island neighbourhood and is designed to host both major sporting events and concerts.
The King framed the project in explicitly competitive terms - arguing that a world-class facility is a prerequisite for developing a national team capable of qualifying for major tournaments,
The federation has began the construction phase of a multi-country aquatic infrastructure drive across Africa, with new swimming facilities now being built in Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda and Lesotho - all expected to open by October 2026.
Algeria has been pushing to upgrade its sporting facilities, as the country positions itself for future hosting opportunities, including potential bids for the Africa Cup of Nations.
The project is expected to generate more than 25,000 jobs annually and introduce world-class infrastructure designed to support athletes, artists, and the broader creative economy.
NBA Africa is moving the Basketball Africa League to permanent, privately owned franchises, with initial bids of more than $50 million reported from six countries.
The total included a 10% administrative charge set by FIFA, with the tickets not meant for resale.
The dissolution does not permanently remove the governing structures, and new boards are expected to be reconstituted in due course.
DAZN will cover 48 markets across the region, giving subscribers access to all 380 matches a season in English and Spanish.
The increase lifts the title prize from GH¢2 million (about $170,400), paid to this year's champions, to GH¢3 million. Every one of the league's 18 clubs will also receive GH¢1 million (about $85,200) ahead of the new campaign,
Cameroon collected a $2 million winners' cheque after beating Malawi in Rabat to claim a maiden Women's Africa Cup of Nations title, the single biggest prize money in the competition's history.
The Egyptian Premier League will pay its champions EGP 50 million (about $1 million) from the 2026/27 season, a tenfold increase on the current winners' prize.
The champions in Morocco will bank $2 million, with runners-up taking $750,000 (up 50%) - and the third-placed side collecting $500,000. All 16 competing nations are guaranteed $150,000 in base participation funding.
Spain won the first 48-team World Cup and the largest prize in the game's history, a record $50 million. But the more telling number sits further down the table: Africa's 10 teams banked $120 million, out-earning South America and turning the expanded field into real money for CAF.
All three figures trace back to FIFA. None of them is wrong. But only one of them is prize money, and the confusion says a great deal about how the governing body's record $871 million distribution has been reported.
Can a league that has struggled for years to sell its broadcast rights and pay modest wages suddenly underwrite the most expensive reward structure in its history?
A new governance pact hands players a seat at the table on transfers and prize money. For African football, the quieter wins may matter most.
Every team that qualifies is now guaranteed at least $12.5 million before a single ball is kicked, with performance-based prize money stacked on top of that.
Kenyan athletes once again underlined their dominance in global distance running at the 2026 Boston Marathon, with both race winners capturing significant prize money and performance-based incentives.
The telecoms group has backed the competition since 2019, stepping in after South African Breweries ended its association - through its Brutal Fruit brand - following the 2018 season.
Bryson DeChambeau defeated Jon Rahm in a playoff to win LIV Golf’s first event in South Africa, securing a $4 million prize and extending his winning streak to two consecutive tournaments.
At the centre of the controversy is a $6 million financial gap. With the result now overturned, the financial logic appears straightforward - Morocco should receive the winner's prize, and Senegal should revert to the runner-up allocation. However this raises a more complicated question: Is Senegal required to return the $6 million difference?
Beginning with the 2025/26 season knockout stages, the CAF Champions League winner will receive $6 million, while the Confederation Cup champion will earn $4 million.
The Magical Kenya Open returned to Karen Country Club in 2026 with a record $2.7 million prize fund, strengthening Kenya's position within the DP World Tour's International Swing.
The 11th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has reinforced Lagos' position as one of Africa's most commercially competitive road races. With $50,000 awarded to each winner, the elite 42km race once again attracted East Africa's deepest marathon talent pool.
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