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.

The two openings together give the club something almost no other side in South African football has: direct control of its own merchandise counter in two very different markets.

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 four-season agreement, covers the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, along with the Youth League and the Super Cup. It was brokered by UC3, with Relevent Football Partners acting as UEFA's sales agency for the club competitions through 2033.

A video scouting and analysis platform used by clubs, coaches and federations to track youth players, giving the Nigerian development league a data and video trail that scouts outside the country can follow.

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.

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.

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.

The 16-team edition of the competition will be available well beyond the premium bouquets that have historically carried CAF's flagship men's tournaments.

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.

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.

Women's football sponsorship across Africa has leaned heavily on FMCG and beverage names chasing a young, growing audience. A mining major crossing into the space indicates that women's football is increasingly viewed as a viable platform.

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.

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.

The broadcaster has logged more than 920 million views across its official YouTube channel and social platforms as of Friday, with the tournament's final still to play on Sunday.

The Rwanda Development Board secures the most prominent placement in club football, putting its tourism brand on the chest of Villa's men's, women's and academy shirts.

Africa's largest e-mobility firm turns to the country's most-supported club to convert brand awareness into adoption

For every goal Banyana Banyana score, Stayfree will donate 1,000 packs of sanitary pads to nominated schools, football academies and community organisations supporting women and girls.

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.