Sub-Saharan Africa

Rugby Union
Finance & Law

A legal challenge filed by South Africa’s eMedia Investments against the terms of pay-television operator MultiChoice’s Rugby World Cup sublicensing deal has failed after being struck from the roll at …
Cricket
Media

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has struck a late deal to sublicense rights to the Cricket World Cup from pay-television broadcaster MultiChoice, although the agreement prevents matches from being shown on Openview, the free-to-air satellite platform owned by eMedia Investments.
Multiple Sports
Media

South Africa’s eMedia Investments has filed legal papers with Johannesburg’s High Court over the terms of pay-television broadcaster MultiChoice’s Rugby World Cup sublicensing deal which has precluded the m…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) have both announced Indian brands as team sponsors for the men's Cricket World Cup, taking place in India next month
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

African betting operator Betpawa will pay cash tokens to all players on winning teams in Ugandan second-tier league matches as part of a controversial new sponsorship deal with the Ugandan football association…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a new agreement with Lotto Sport to becomes its kit manufacturer.
Football
Governance

Fifa says it is closely monitoring events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a Fifa Council member, was re-elected as president of the Malian Football Federation (Femafoot) despite having been arrested and …
Rugby Union
Media

Public-service broadcaster the SABC has been unable to secure a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport for South Africa's matches at the forthcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
Football
Media

A seven-year broadcast rights deal announced by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) with the Tanzania-based Azam Media has been met with a mixture of praise and scepticism from Kenyan Premier League (KPL)…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Banking and wealth management services brand Investec has taken over the title rights to the European Rugby Champions Cup in a five-year deal, ending Heineken’s long-standing naming association with t…
Cricket
Media

Major League Cricket has announced a domestic media rights deal with subscription broadcaster Willow TV and a series of international media rights agreements ahead of its inaugural season
Football
Media

New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster, has acquired German club football rights in 22 countries across sub-Saharan Africa in a three-year, non-exclusive deal
Multiple Sports
Media

Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has reported the return of its Rest of Africa (RoA) business to profitability, along…
Motorsport
Events

Formula 1’s long-running efforts to return a race to South Africa have been thwarted again, according to multiple reports, with the Belgian Grand Prix likely to be given another lifeline.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Online gambling company Dafabet has acquired naming rights to St George’s Park Stadium, one of South Africa’s international cricket grounds.
Rugby League
Events

Qatar is one of four nations to have expressed initial interest in the now vacant hosting rights for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), according to International Rugby League (IRL)
Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has extended its domestic media rights deal with Cricket South Africa until the end of the 2026-27 season
Football
Media

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has initiated broadcast rights sales processes in sub-Saharan Africa and international markets for its flagship competitions between 2023 and 2025