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 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.

Since 2023 she had served as Third Vice-President on the executive committee of the Africa School Sport Federation, and has sat as an assessor on the ISF Executive Committee. A positioning that made her a credible continental candidate well before the Belgrade vote.

The partnership centres on the inaugural NBA REC University Tournament, a two-day competition running 7–8 August at the University of Lagos.

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 former Sharks chief becomes the latest African executive to land a top job in European rugby.

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 renewal deepens a partnership that stretches back nearly two decades and hands beIN continued control of a marquee live-sports property at a moment when premium media rights are tightening across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

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.

Alex Albon will travel to South Africa at the end of July, marking the first official visit by an active Williams driver in more than three decades.

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.

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.

Durban rugby franchise and the American sportswear brand as the club pushes to reposition itself as a sports-and-lifestyle business rather than a match-day operation alone.

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 partnership lands as Volkswagen marks 75 years in South Africa, where the "People's Car" has built one of the country's most established manufacturing and consumer footprints.

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