Africa Business of Sport Podcast

In this episode, Managing Director of ChrisBullockFootball Management Consultancy, Chris Bullock, joins Edem and Jabu to unpack the unique challenges facing football development in Southern Africa, the importance of grassroots investment including valuable learnings from his experience in Lesotho and the relative strength and characteristics of the different regional football blocs in Africa. Chris also reveals the motivations behind his career-defining decision to leave Umbro and set up his own football management consultancy.

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🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

In this episode, LiveScore Group's Managing Director - Nigeria, Simon Burrell, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss why LiveScore has expanded into Africa, the African football ecosystem and how much it has evolved, LiveScore's plans for growing sports consumption in Africa, and the monetisation of sports content with regards to subscription models suitable for Africa and the importance of integrating non-harmful betting and other features into the LiveScore Bet platform.

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In this episode, Founder & Managing Director of Soccerlytics, Columbus Morfaw, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss why he founded Soccerlytics, his experience consulting with leading football clubs such as Atlanta United, St. Louis City and Spezia, how different sport stakeholders can strategically use data-driven analytics to drive commercial and sporting results, and the ways in which data can be leveraged by African football stakeholders in accelerating the growth of the football ecosystem on the continent.

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In this episode, Founding Director of Sports Media Africa, Themba Ndlwana, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss his experience in distributing of premium sports rights in Africa, how rights-holders in Africa should approach growing the commercial value of sport properties and creating authentic African content, and the case for strategically integrating African sports media with the African music and entertainment industry.

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In this episode, world-leading UK Sports Lawyer and host of The Sports Law Podcast, Nick De Marco KC joins Edem and Jabu to discuss his exceptional career in sports law.

In a wide-ranging interview, Nick shares insight into representing Newcastle United against the Premier League in its protracted takeover bid, his views on the Premier League charging Manchester City over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations, the legality of the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations and whether English Football needs an independent regulator.

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On 17 May 2023, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced a strategic partnership with former Ultimate Fighters Championship (UFC) Undisputed Heavyweight Champion, Cameroonian-born Francis Ngannou to support the PFL's expansion into the African continent. As part of the reported 3-year $27-million deal, Ngannou also becomes an equity owner and Chairman of PFL Africa.

In this bonus episode, Edem and Jabu go over the details and terms of Francis Ngannou's deal with PFL, his acrimonious UFC exit amid tensions with President Dana White and what this deal means for the growth and visibility of MMA in Africa.

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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 sits down with FIFA Regional Technical Consultant, Dr. Carolin Braun, to discuss her experience supporting football development in Botswana, the areas in which African football development could improve, how stakeholders can capitalise on the rapid rise of women's football and why women in sport leadership are crucial to the long-term sustainability of sport globally.

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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 metaverse including; how the metaverse promises to revolutionise sports consumption, why rapidly evolving virtual experiences could lead in decreased matchday attendance for sports events and how sports club, organisations and brands should approach the Metaverse and intricate sport-Web3 space.

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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 could potentially mean for the Africa Super League.

Episode clips (in order of appearance): E47: Leading CAF's New Commercial Strategy - Hassan El Kamah, E41: Saudi Arabia's Booming Sport Sponsorship Sector - Dr. Rayan Karkadan, E18 - Qatar's Geopolitical World Cup - Professor Simon Chadwick⁠.

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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 Zylstra Sports Complex including the world-class facilities and features of the complex, the role of Wits Sport and Health in relation to the new sports complex, how the sustainability of the sports complex will be achieved and how the complex will seek to host and support national and international sports teams and organisations.

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