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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.
AWS backs NBA Africa's basketball classroom in bid to reach 10,000 students by 2027
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.
Sporty Group Signs Real Madrid's Yan Diomande as Global Ambassador
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.
Cameroon's WAFCON Win Comes With a $2m Prize, CAF's Biggest Ever
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.
Landmark Africa Returns to Lagos Waterfront With 20,000-Seat Arena Plan
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.
How FIFA's $20 Billion Plan to Sell a World Cup Stake May Turn on Africa's Vote
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.
How Africa's Sports Workforce Is Being Built in Dakar
The expertise accumulated in Dakar - in logistics, event management, media operations, athlete services, and venue management - flows outward to sports organisations from Cairo to Cape Town long after the Olympic flame is extinguished.
NBA Africa Launches First West African REC Programme in Nigeria With Future Concerns Group
The partnership centres on the inaugural NBA REC University Tournament, a two-day competition running 7–8 August at the University of Lagos.
Saracens Turn to South Africa's Eduard Coetzee for CEO Role
The former Sharks chief becomes the latest African executive to land a top job in European rugby.
Nigerian Consortium Buys Into E1 Electric Powerboat Series for 2027 Season
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.
SPAIN WIN 2026 WORLD CUP, BANK RECORD $50M CHAMPION'S PRIZE
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.
SportyTV Closes on One Billion World Cup Views, Testing Pay-TV’s Grip on African Football
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.
Aston Villa lands Visit Rwanda as front-of-shirt sponsors
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.
Spiro Partners with Gor Mahia FC as Official Electric Mobility Partner
Africa's largest e-mobility firm turns to the country's most-supported club to convert brand awareness into adoption
A CEO for a Club That Never Had One
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.
SA Rugby Signs Oakley as Eyewear Partner Across National Teams
The partnership ties one of the world's most recognisable sports optics brands to a rugby programme with global reach, while extending Oakley's footprint in South African sport.
PUMA Returns to Kit Team Nigeria for Glasgow 2026 - Five Years After Walking Away
The National Sports Commission (NSC) framed the tie-up as a milestone in its drive to reposition Nigerian sport and put globally recognised brands back on the country's athletes.
Brait Targets Virgin Active Exit Within Two Years, Launches R2.5 Billion Rights Offer to Get There
Africa's largest health-and-wellness operator is being prepared for public markets - and the runway runs through Johannesburg.
Saudi Pro League Confirms Exit of Nigeria's Michael Emenalo as Chief Football Executive
Emenalo, the Nigerian-born former technical director at Chelsea and Monaco, was one of the highest-profile executive appointments in the SPL.
