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.

DStv Stream, MultiChoice's streaming app, will now ship pre-installed on Samsung's Smart TV range across 18 new African markets, including: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.

The announcement landed alongside a separate milestone for the French media group - its formal listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), following its acquisition of MultiChoice Group.

Under the agreement, DAZN will carry EFC events free-to-view for audiences worldwide, excluding Sub-Saharan Africa and Poland. The deal expands DAZN's global combat sports offering while giving EFC its broadest international platform to date.

The partnership covers some of the biggest events on the global sporting calendar - the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, and the Dakar 2026 and Dolomiti Valtellina 2028 Youth Olympic Games.

Under the partnership, ProBottlers will supply water and energy drinks to Zimbabwe's national football teams, including the senior men's and women's national teams, as well as youth national teams and grassroots development programmes across the country.

Cricket fans will gain access to premium accommodation options worldwide when traveling to watch top-class international cricket at ICC tournaments.

Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI), the global sporting arm of Jay-Z's Roc Nation has formally expanded its African football operations, signing eight emerging talents across six countries as part of a structured Sub-Saharan recruitment strategy.