Ghana

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.

Television Africa Ltd has filed a writ against Ghana’s Local Organising Committee for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and media and advertising agency, Optimum Media Prime Limited, for alleged improper accounting.

Sportswear retailer Puma has agreed to sponsor pan-European sport channel Eurosport's live television coverage of the African Cup of Nations football tournament. 

The Ghanaian Government has approved the construction of five new stadiums in its five regions with work to begin in 2008 and 2009.

The 20,000-capacity Essipong Sports Stadium Complex in Ghana - one of the match venues for the African Cup of Nations - has been completed.

Sportfive has widened its collaboration with CAF and will produce the TV coverage for the MTN Africa Cup of Nations, GHANA 2008.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is to sign a marketing and broadcast rights contract with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the African Cup of Nations, Ghana 2008.

Standard Bank renewed its sponsorship of South African football clubs Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. The five-season deals are valued at around R70 million with Standard Bank set to inject over R30 million into each of the two clubs.

It will come as little surprise to most, but Brazil’s soccer team is the most commercially attractive for corporate sponsorship to play at next month’s FIFA World Cup, according to a survey conducted by a sports marketing company.

Sportswear firm Puma has signed a sponsorship deal with the Ghana Athletics Association.

Government chiefs in Nigeria have confirmed they intend to bid to host the 2010 African Nations’ Cup soccer tournament.

Ghana is considering a bid for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, describing it as an opportunity to develop sport in the country.

London bid leader Lord Coe believes the final 50 days of campaigning will make or break the city’s bid to host the 2012 Olympics, in what may have become a three-horse race against Paris and Madrid.

The chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, has resigned following a ruling by the country’s High Court that the GFA Congress can proceed with impeachment proceedings against him.

The football associations of Brunei Darussalam, Denmark and New Zealand are set to receive their first Goal projects under a programme drawn up by FIFA.

Mobile phone operator MTN has signed the biggest sponsorship deal in African sport’s history after clinching an agreement with the Confederation of African Football.