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Kemo Ceesay Elected Gambia Football Federation President
He takes charge of a federation that, by his own account, draws close to 80 percent of its funding from FIFA.
Rugby Africa's Herbert Mensah Joins ACG Advisory Board
Mensah has led Rugby Africa since March 2023.
CSA Lands Three-Year Advtech Deal Across Women's and Youth Cricket
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.
Ghana’s President Strips National Sports Authority of Its Board
The dissolution does not permanently remove the governing structures, and new boards are expected to be reconstituted in due course.
African Collaborations Group Adds Samoura to Advisory Board, Her Second Board Seat in a Week
The ACG appointment is her second African sport board role in a matter of days.
Okapi Sports Network Secures Exclusive Rights to Kenya's 2026 Basketball Playoffs
With a commitment to work inside KBF's match-day operations, setting production standards for broadcasts, coordinating live commentary, and training team statisticians on data collection and live analytics.
DAZN Secures Three-Season LALIGA Rights Across Sub-Saharan Africa
DAZN will cover 48 markets across the region, giving subscribers access to all 380 matches a season in English and Spanish.
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.
Nigerian football's top league renamed Euromatch NPFL under $7.5m deal
The NPFL, the sponsorship is the first conventional title deal since Globacom's backing lapsed in 2016.
EGYPTAIR signs three-season deal to become FC Barcelona's official airline partner
The partnership makes EGYPTAIR the “Exclusive Official Airline” of Barcelona’s men’s football first team, basketball team and handball team.
Nomadar Strikes Alliance With New Hera Interconnection to Open African Pipeline Into US and European Sports
New Hera Interconnection operates in eight African countries and holds relationships with more than 20 international academies and schools.
The Jester Group Unveils New Structure for Next Phase of Growth
The new structure, formalises what The Jester Group describes as the way its different areas of expertise already operate under the Jester name.
Mitsubishi Motors SA Renews AmaZulu FC Sponsorship With Seven Vehicle Handover
The carmaker also backs the Ambitious Player of the Quarter award, which puts the shortlist to a public vote, and holds stadium branding rights for home fixtures.
Ghana's Dr Ayertey Becomes First Countryman on African Boxing's Anti-Doping Committee
His career spans sports and exercise medicine, anti-doping, elite athlete healthcare, medical education and hospital practice.
Ethiopia Bids for AFCON 2028, Hoping to Host for the First Time in 50 Years
Ethiopian Football Federation submitted the proposal this week, describing it as evidence of "the nation's full readiness to host Africa's biggest footballing event."
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.
Zambia Football-FAZ Appoints Red Arrows CEO Ronald Lungu to Run National Teams Set-Up
Col. Lungu is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Zambian Premier League side Red Arrows. Before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Col. Lungu served as Team Manager at Red Arrows.
Ghana Football Association raises Premier League title prize to GH¢3m ($255,500)
The increase lifts the title prize from GH¢2 million (about $170,400), paid to this year's champions, to GH¢3 million. Every one of the league's 18 clubs will also receive GH¢1 million (about $85,200) ahead of the new campaign,
UNESCO Joins Uganda's Push to Turn AFCON 2027 Hosting Into Long-Term Economic Gain
A multi-stakeholder platform built to turn the country's co-hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations into an economic engine that outlasts the tournament itself.
