Africa Business of Sport Podcast

This episode is part of our #WFSAfrica series in partnership with World Football Summit. 

Ahead of the imminent commencement of the first #WFSAfrica, Capital Block Founder & CEO Tim Mangnall joins Edem and Jabu to discuss Web3.0 and its implication for the football industry, the common perception of the interconnection between Web3.0 and cryptocurrency, how clubs should approach fan engagement through Web3.0 and other digital assets, Capital Block's approach to working with the biggest club in Europe and what Tim is looking forward to at #WFSAfrica in Durban. 

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This episode is in collaboration with World Football Summit, the organisers of #WFSAfrica at the Durban International Convention Centre on 16-17 November. 

Ahead of #WFSAfrica in just a few days time, Edem and Jabu chat to World Football Summit Chief Marketing Officer, Jaime Dominguez and discuss WFS' mission and values, the success and role of past editions of the summit, the factors behind WFS hosting an African edition and what to expect at #WFSAfrica in Durban next week. 

To purchase a pass and register to attend #WFSAfrica, click here: africa.worldfootballsummit.com

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Our co-hosts Edem Spio and Jabu Mtwa will be attending the inaugural World Football Summit Africa in Durban on 16th-17th November at Durban ICC. The Africa Business of Sport Podcast will be the only sports business podcast that will be present at the event. Stay tuned for more announcements on how you can engage with us throughout the summit. 

To purchase a pass and register to attend WFS Africa, click here: africa.worldfootballsummit.com

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Ahead of the beginning of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Professor Simon Chadwick, Dr Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos PhD and Dr Daniel Parnell.

In this episode - the final episode of the five-part series, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 14 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup entitled “Marketing, Sponsorship and Merchandising” by Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Dr Michael Anagnostou and Dr Lingling Liu. 

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

Ahead of the beginning of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Prof Simon Chadwick, Dr Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos PhD and Dr Daniel Parnell.

In this episode, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 5 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup entitled “Diplomacy, International Relations, Soft Power and the World Cup” by J. Simon Rofe.

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

Ahead of the beginning of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Professor Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos and Daniel Parnell.

On this episode, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 12 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup entitled “Engaging Fans” by Professor André Bühler. As part of the review, they cover topics including the nature of fans, the ECA's classification of the different types of fans, the instruments used to engage fans, the evolution of FIFA Fan Fests and fan engagement at the FIFA World Cup 2022. The pair also share their thoughts on the findings from Nielsen's What Fans Want Report 2022 and briefly discuss FIFA's new metaverse platform "FIFA World'' in partnership with Roblox.

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📤 To download the Nielsen What Fans Want: The 2022 World Football Report, click here.

📖 To purchase a copy of The Business of the FIFA World Cup, ⁠click here⁠.

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

Ahead of the beginning of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Prof Simon Chadwick, Dr Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos PhD and Dr Daniel Parnell.

On this episode, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 15 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup entitled “Broadcasting and the FIFA World Cup: Privatisation & Technology” by Gerard Akindes. The chapter overview covers topics including the early years years of the FWC and broadcasting, the global television broadcasting of the FWC, privatisation of sports broadcasting, public service broadcasters and the gradual commercialisation of FWC broadcasting rights. 

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📤 To download the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Media Rights Licensees Overview referred to on this episode, click here.

📖 To purchase a copy of The Business of the FIFA World Cup, click here.

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

Ahead of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Professor Simon Chadwick, Dr Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos PhD and Dr Daniel Parnell.

On this episode, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 1 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup titled “A Brief History of the FIFA World Cup” by Kevin D. Tennent and Alex Gillett.

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

On this episode, Edem and Jabu chat about the broadcasting and streaming scene in Africa. The pair also discuss the duopoly in African sport streaming between SuperSport and beIN Sports, the evolution of sport consumption, how young African football fans engage with sport streaming, the introduction of VR technology in sport streaming and the future of this critical sector for the future of African sport. 

At the end of the podcast, Edem and Jabu circle back to the Africa Super League and discuss how fundamental quality broadcasting and streaming will be for the short and long-term success of the competition. 

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This episode is part of our series in partnership with Football Foundation for Africa, the organizers of the Africa Football Business Summit on 18-19 October in Nairobi, Kenya.  

Dr Chiweshe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social and Community Development, University of Zimbabwe and a Research Fellow in the Sociology Department, Rhodes University, South Africa. He is an award-winning and widely published scholar on African football. 

On this episode, Dr. Chiweshe shares his thoughts on the need for more African scholars to contribute to global sports development journals and publications, his research on the African football fandom landscape, how African football federations could harness the development of domestic football leagues and how African football can attract investment. Dr. Chiweshe also discusses the commercialisation of the African fan amid high population growth for Africa in the coming decades, sports betting companies’ push in African sport and the rapid emergence of blockchain-based fan engagement companies like Socios. 

To find out more about and secure your tickets for the AFBS, click here: https://afbs.footballfoundation.africa/registration/

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