Africa Business of Sport Podcast

This episode is part of our six-part series #SportBlockchain with regular co-host, Chief Operating Officer of Blocksport Samir Ceric, where we explore the implications of the intersection of blockchain technology and the global sport industry with experts across the Web3 sector. In this episode, Chief Marketing Officer of Worlds Busters Adan Kedem, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss sport and the meta...

On 13 May 2023, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) announced a historic five-year cooperation and development Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In this episode, Edem and Jabu unpack the significance and implications of the landmark MoU between CAF and SAFF, how this agreement fits within CAF and SAFF's strategies respectively and what this...

Last week, Wits University announced the commencement of construction for the new R250 million Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex, a state of the art sports complex overseen by Wits Sport and Health, which is anticipated to be completed by 2026. In this episode, Director of Wits Sports and Health, Jon Patricios, joins Edem and Jabu to provide an overview of the Wits Brian and Dorothy Zy...

In this episode, Chief Operating Officer of Burnley Football Club, Mark Thompson, joins Edem and Jabu to provide a behind-the-scenes insight into Burnley's Premier League promotion including the importance of Vincent Kompany's appointment as head coach, the commercial implications of Burnley's return to the Premier League, how Burnley will approach recruitment in the summer transfer window, leadin...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. In this episode, Sarah Lewis OBE OLY joins Shon and Edem to discuss her career journey in sports as an Olym...

In this episode, Founder & CEO of IndexG Esports, Ronny Lusigi, joins Edem and Jabu to provide a comprehensive analysis of the business of esports in Africa, the biggest video-gaming markets in Africa, the technological issues and server limitations Africa's esports industry faces and how esports stakeholders can unlock and supercharge the growth of the sector on the continent. -------------------...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. In this episode, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsunspor, Zeycan Rochelle Yildrim joins Shon to discuss Samsu...

In this episode, Commercial Director of Confederation of African Football, Hassan El Kamah joins Edem and Jabu to discuss his career background in sports business, unpack CAF's new commercial strategy, explain why CAF is in the market for a new sponsorship sales agency and highlight the importance of the Africa Super League to CAF's future commercial sustainability. ------------------- ⭐...

This episode is part of our six-part series #SportBlockchain with regular co-host, Samir Ceric - Chief Operating Officer of Blocksport, where we explore the implications of the intersection of blockchain technology and the global sport industry. In the second instalment of the series, Lucy Mills - Co-founder of READY and Board Member at Lewes Football Club discusses the utility of NFTs to the spor...

In this episode, Marc Bautista, CEO of The Showcase joins Edem to share his football career journey, the lessons learnt during his career, the factors that pushed him to look to create a positive change and impact for young potential footballers, his journey into entrepreneurship, and what The Showcase is about and how potential players, teams and stakeholders can benefit from it. The best way to...

CEO of City MountainBike, Kristof Bruyneel, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss City MountainBike's growth strategy in Africa, the where City MountainBike fits within the African mountain biking landscape with competitors including the Skoda Titan Desert Morocco and Absa Cape Epic, reveals the African countries with an interest in staging mountain biking events, how to build the participation and comme...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. In this episode, Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness joins Shon Osimbo to reflec...

In this episode, Kelvin Watt - Managing Director of Capitalize Media, a major delivery partner of SuperSport Schools - joins Edem and Jabu to unpack the success behind SuperSport Schools; the business model, the use of world-leading Pixellot AI technology to broadcast and stream school sport, the implications of its new DSTV linear channel for viewability and exposure, and SuperSport Schools'...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. In this episode, Founder of African Sports Network, Amy Wanday, joins Shon Osimbo to discuss why sh...

In this episode, Senior Business Development Manager at RISE, Dr. Rayan Karkadan, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss Saudi Arabia's ambitious national sport strategy, how sport development fits within Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, the data and numbers behind the commercial impact of Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr, the importance of storytelling when creating content for Saudi Arabian s...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. In this episode, Shon Osimbo sits down with Motseeo Football Club Founder & President, Mapulane...

This episode is part of our #FIFAAgentRegs short-series where we speak to leading football agents about the implications of the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations for different stakeholders of the African football ecosystem. In this episode, Managing Director at SPOCS Sports Consultants and Liverpool FC forward Mohamed Salah's agent - Sascha Empacher, joins Edem and Jabu to weigh in on the ne...

In this episode, Kabelo Bosilong - CAF General Coordinator and Managing Director of Sportsense - joins Edem and Jabu to reflect on CAF's successful delivery of CHAN 2023, the North African FAs leading football infrastructure development in Africa, the risks and challenges African FAs face regarding stadium maintenance, how AFCON 2021's tragic stadium deaths highlighted the importance of st...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. Dr Ashlee Fontes-Comber is an award-winning and history-making aficionado and the former President...

The 73rd FIFA Congress taking place in Kigali, Rwanda is a significant gathering of member associations and football officials, where the future of football is collectively decided.  In this episode, Edem and Jabu provide a broad overview of the FIFA Congress including the significance of the Congress convening in Rwanda, the challenges and opportunities for expanded FIFA Club World Cup, and...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. Theresa Zabell is a two-time Spanish Olympic gold medalist sailor and former member of the Spanish Oly...

This episode is part of our #FIFAAgentRegs short-series where we speak to leading football agents about the implications of the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations for different stakeholders of the African football ecosystem. In this episode, FA Intermediary and Managing Director of SISU Sports Management, Lindi Ngwenya, discusses the problematic implications of the proposed commission caps, the d...

In this episode, Gary Rathbone - Founder of Sportscape Media and former SABC Sport and SuperSport executive - joins Edem and Jabu to discuss MultiChoice, Comcast and Sky's new partnership including the relaunch of Showmax, the implications of this partnership for Showmax subscribers, why Canal Plus' stake in Multichoice slightly complicates the deal and the growing trend of African sports...

This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally. In this episode, Shon and Edem have an engaging wide-ranging chat with Mary Kok-Willemsen who has been...

On the back of successfully staging Sub-Saharan Africa's first Formula E event, the 2023 Cape Town E-Prix, Iain Banner - E-Movement Chairman and Co-founder - joins Edem and Jabu for a fascinating assessment of the E-Prix event and a compelling view into the future of motorsport industry in Africa.  In this episode, Iain discusses the pivotal partnership with the City of Cape Town, the ro...