Africa Business of Sport Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Founder and CEO of The Football Foundation for Africa (FFA), Brian Wesaala, joins Edem and Jabu to preview the third edition of FFA’s flagship event, Africa Football Business Summit. Brian recounts the key lessons he and his team have accumulated over the previous editions of the summit and also discusses the purpose and meaning behind this year’s summit theme “Unlocking Africa’s Youth Potential: Sports & Social Innovation At Play”, what differentiates the Africa Football Business Summit from other sports conferences in Africa, and what delegates can expect at this year’s summit.

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In this episode, Founder and CEO of Seasoned Agency, Tommy Makhobela, returns to the podcast to share an insider view of launching a sports and entertainment creative agency in South Africa.

In an exclusive interview, Tommy delves into the formative days of Seasoned Agency, the company's partnerships with South African sports and entertainment figures and where he sees Seasoned Agency in the next 10-15 years. Tommy briefly recounts his recent exchange with Minister of Sport, Gayton McKenzie, and Seasoned Agency's interest in reviving South African boxing.

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This is an episode of "The Business of the Olympics", a series focused on the sport business aspects of the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games featuring senior executives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), IOC TOP Partners and world-leading sports marketing consultants and professors.

In this episode, Chairman & CEO of T. Burns Sports Group LLC, Terrence Burns, joins Edem and Jabu to examine the unique value of the Olympic Games as a leading global sports marketing platform, the importance of authenticity and purpose in Olympic brand advertising, the crucial role which strong relationships have in Olympic sponsorship management and whether the IOC will renew a number of expiring TOP partner contracts.

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by Jabu Mtwa on this podcast are his own and are not associated with his capacity as an IOC Young Leader. and do not reflect the official views or positions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) whatsoever.

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. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

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. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

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, leading club initiatives such as The Hive and his plans with the African Sport Business Network. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

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 Olympian, the various roles she has played in the global sport industry, her contribution to Arsenal Women team in the early 2000s and her advice to the next generation of young women passionate about sport. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: LinkedIn Twitter 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

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. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

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 Samsunspor's private ownership model, how she uses football as a tool to resolve social causes such as violence against women and her experience in combining sport and fashion to design Samsunspor's special purple kit. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast.

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.

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