The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the adoption of a centralised model for its marketing and broadcast rights to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Four years after laying the first stone of the Diambars Football Academy in Senegal, Patrick Vieira, Jimmy Adjovi-Boco and Bernard Lama will return to the Academy this month and will announce new projects in partnership with both UNESCO and FIFA as well as partners from the private sector.
TSE Consulting and JAPPO (Dakar, Senegal) announced an agreement of mutual support for the African International Sports Convention (CISA) to be held in Dakar, Senegal from 1-3 February 2007.
New partnerships with African universities are on the horizon for sports management courses after representatives of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), based in Switzerland, last week visited the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth.
As part of FIFA’s “Win in Africa with Africa” initiative, the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), based in Neuchâtel (Switzerland), signed a partnership agreement with Dakar’s Cheikh Anta Diop University on 25 April 2006.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled its shortlist to host the 2010 African Nations Cup.
Senegal has come out in support of Morocco’s bid to land the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
French terrestrial broadcaster TF1 is counting the massive cost of France's shock early exit from the soccer World Cup, after the reigning champions crashed out of the tournament.
The global appeal of the World Cup has been shown with the television ratings and audience shares rising significantly, particularly in Western Europe, according to the latest data.
South Korea's sole sports lottery operator gave internet-savvy Koreans their first chance to bet on soccer online today and it expects growing interest as the World Cup finals approach.
