He takes on partnership strategy, commercial development and rights consultancy for brands and rights holders, working across the agency's client portfolio while supporting new business across the region.

World Athletics will name the 2029 and 2031 hosts after the inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest on 11–13 September.

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.

Since 2023 she had served as Third Vice-President on the executive committee of the Africa School Sport Federation, and has sat as an assessor on the ISF Executive Committee. A positioning that made her a credible continental candidate well before the Belgrade vote.

The former Sharks chief becomes the latest African executive to land a top job in European rugby.

The scope covers the sale and distribution of media rights, sponsorship and marketing assets, with CAF saying it is seeking an "innovative partner" to unlock new revenue streams and lift the commercial value of the competition.

The invitation, issued alongside a bidding framework built with PwC and CAF's technical, financial and legal advisers, is pitched as a transparent, ethical process aligned with global best practice.

For 56 years, one of African football's most valuable brands ran without a dedicated chief executive over its business. That changed this season, and the change matters more than the name attached to it.

Emenalo, the Nigerian-born former technical director at Chelsea and Monaco, was one of the highest-profile executive appointments in the SPL.

The grant will be delivered through existing National Olympic Committee (NOC) structures. Every Olympian. Not just medal winners.

The NFL will stage its 2026 NFL Flag Africa Continental Championship in Kenya from July 9 –11, the league's third edition on the continent and its clearest signal yet that Africa sits at the center of a global expansion strategy built around flag football's 2028 Olympic debut.

The South African outgoing CEO of the National Rugby League, will take charge of Australian tennis in August 2026, emerging from a global search that drew more than 150 candidates and was run by executive search firm Egon Zehnder.

It is one of the most significant executive moves in the global tennis business in years - and the case for it runs deeper than the commercial record he is best known for.

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.

Uganda has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2031 African Games, making it the first time the East African nation will stage the continent's premier multi-sport competition.

Diop will work directly under Herbert Mensah - President of Rugby Africa, Executive Board Member of World Rugby, and Chairman of World Rugby Regions, the body that unites the presidents of all six continental rugby associations.

Ujiri, who built his career from the ground up as an international scout before ascending to the top of NBA front offices, will oversee all aspects of basketball operations in Dallas, including roster construction, player personnel, and scouting.

With 70% of the Federation's membership made up of women, the NSC is betting on netball to become Nigeria's next global sporting force.

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.

Two continents. One game. CAF and UEFA have signed a landmark five-year agreement to build football's future together.