Nigerian artist will perform at the league's first regular-season game in France as the NFL expands its international footprint

ESPN and ESPN2 will carry every week of the 2026 season live in more than 50 Sub-Saharan African markets.

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.

This new development now positions American football within Nigeria's formal sports ecosystem and aligns it with the Commission's RHINSE Agenda. In the most recently completed Super Bowl LX , six athletes of Nigerian descent featured — four of them on the winning team,

Ghana’s ambitions to become a West African powerhouse in American football have taken a significant leap. This milestone was shaped largely by the leadership of its Vice President, Brian Asamoah II.