The arrangement puts the head of Moroccan football in charge of the national treasury as the country enters the final stretch of a roughly $20 billion build-up to the 2030 World Cup.

FirstBank donated the trophy to the club more than a century ago, and it is regarded as the oldest polo trophy in West Africa.

Absa’s deal with Eliud Kipchoge shows a different route: one athlete, carrying a brand across 12 markets.

Securing all 104 matches of the 2030 World Cup, in the company’s first men’s World Cup deal.

Standard Chartered held its title fee flat at KES 130 million while other partners lifted their combined contribution to KES 143 million.

Ogunbote joins Chelsea FC Women, almost five years after joining Burnley in 2021 as the club’s first Head of Women’s Football.

The agreement takes effect on 1 January 2027. It covers 20 markets from launch, including Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the Philippines joining from October 2027.

South Africa is one of the interested parties in continuous dialogue with the International Olympic Committee over a potential 2036 bid.

On 29 September, NBA Africa opened the programme with a new outdoor court at Cercle Onatra in Kinshasa.

SuperSport carries the coverage across the region, while Canal+ will show the qualifiers in French in more than 20 countries.

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

The agreement was negotiated by IMG, CSA's international media rights partner.

The total included a 10% administrative charge set by FIFA, with the tickets not meant for resale.

This will be the first time the event comes to Africa after a four city contest that also included London and Rome.

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

He led the launch of FIFA's Forward 3.0 cycle, a USD 2.25 billion development programme covering all 211 member associations.

This locks in one of university running's most decorated recent graduates.

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.

Under the deal, Advtech becomes official sponsor of the Proteas Women's inbound Test series and the CSA Youth Weeks and the Khaya Majola Cricket Week.

The dissolution does not permanently remove the governing structures, and new boards are expected to be reconstituted in due course.