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Canal+ secures AFCON 2027 broadcast rights across sub-Saharan Africa
SuperSport carries the coverage across the region, while Canal+ will show the qualifiers in French in more than 20 countries.
DAZN Acquires AFCON and CAF Champions League Rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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
Sadio Mané commits CFA11.7bn ($20.4m) to mango processing complex in Senegal’s Casamance
Investing in his hometown, Mané envisions that processing can turn one of Senegal’s biggest agricultural challenges into a commercial opportunity.
Kylian Mbappé Leaves Nike for On After 20 Years
On has signed Kylian Mbappé as it launches into football, ending a Nike relationship that started when he was eight years old.
Ghana's World Cup Fan Ticket Programme Cost the Government $1.26 Million
The total included a 10% administrative charge set by FIFA, with the tickets not meant for resale.
Ex-CAF Chief Operating Officer Ijasanmi Joins Charlton Athletic Women's New Board
Charlton Athletic Women have set up a standalone club board ahead of their return to English football's top flight.
Former FIFA Member Associations Chief Kenny Jean-Marie Joins African Collaborations Group
He led the launch of FIFA's Forward 3.0 cycle, a USD 2.25 billion development programme covering all 211 member associations.
Olympique de Marseille adds Ivorian side as its first African partner club
Yamoussoukro FC, recently promoted to Ivorian Ligue 1, is pitched by the network as a modern, ambitious club with deep local roots and its own development plans already underway.
Kemo Ceesay Elected Gambia Football Federation President
He takes charge of a federation that, by his own account, draws close to 80 percent of its funding from FIFA.
African Collaborations Group Adds Samoura to Advisory Board, Her Second Board Seat in a Week
The ACG appointment is her second African sport board role in a matter of days.
DAZN Secures Three-Season LALIGA Rights Across Sub-Saharan Africa
DAZN will cover 48 markets across the region, giving subscribers access to all 380 matches a season in English and Spanish.
SEED Project Appoints Former FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura as Board Chair
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.
What's happening in Nigerian football? A $7.5m sponsor, then a caretaker board
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.
Nigerian football's top league renamed Euromatch NPFL under $7.5m deal
The NPFL, the sponsorship is the first conventional title deal since Globacom's backing lapsed in 2016.
EGYPTAIR signs three-season deal to become FC Barcelona's official airline partner
The partnership makes EGYPTAIR the “Exclusive Official Airline” of Barcelona’s men’s football first team, basketball team and handball team.
Nomadar Strikes Alliance With New Hera Interconnection to Open African Pipeline Into US and European Sports
New Hera Interconnection operates in eight African countries and holds relationships with more than 20 international academies and schools.
Mitsubishi Motors SA Renews AmaZulu FC Sponsorship With Seven Vehicle Handover
The carmaker also backs the Ambitious Player of the Quarter award, which puts the shortlist to a public vote, and holds stadium branding rights for home fixtures.
Ethiopia Bids for AFCON 2028, Hoping to Host for the First Time in 50 Years
Ethiopian Football Federation submitted the proposal this week, describing it as evidence of "the nation's full readiness to host Africa's biggest footballing event."
Zambia Football-FAZ Appoints Red Arrows CEO Ronald Lungu to Run National Teams Set-Up
Col. Lungu is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Zambian Premier League side Red Arrows. Before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Col. Lungu served as Team Manager at Red Arrows.
Ghana Football Association raises Premier League title prize to GH¢3m ($255,500)
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,
