Friday, February 7, 2025

SPORTS PRO

Honouring the legacy of Dikembe Mutombo – a tribute

Silalei Shani, former captain of Kenya’s national women’s basketball team, honors Dikembe Mutombo, the African-American Hall of Famer from the DRC. Mutombo, who passed away on September 30, at 58 leaves behind a towering legacy both on the court...

Trouble with the Comrades

OPEN LETTER TO COMRADES RUNNERS DearComrades Marathon Runner, Much has transpired in the six weeks since I last addressed you on 6 April regarding the then- uncertainty as to the status of the 2020 Comrades Marathon, since which the race was...

Africa Sports Ventures Group to collaborate with ABEO

The CEO of Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG), Leslie Koroma Sr, has confirmed that the company has entered into an official collaboration with the ABEO Group (ABEO) and Brand It Solutions after an MOU was signed by all 3...

World Football Summit appoints APO Group as Official Public Relations Agency in Africa

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has been appointed as the Official Public Relations Agency for the World Football Summit (WFS) (www.WorldFootballSummit.com) in Africa. The signing ceremony, which took place today in Madrid,...

Messi Snr not professional enough, says Crespo

Former Argentina striker, Hernan Crespo insists that Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge isn't professional enough to handle his son's official commitments. Crespo, who is Messi's former national teammate, added that Messi needed a professional on his side and...

Africa’s media landscape is entering a new age – driven by sports opportunities

Heavy investment into sports-themed content, like Sunday's ground-breaking The AKO Show in Nigeria may rescue the professional sports ecosystem from a yawning chasm created by SuperSport's retreat from key African markets. Professional sport depends on the "holy trinity" of sports...

A “No” to Africa, Asia and the “Global Game” as Beaumont re-elected World...

World Rugby voted down major changes that would position Africa and Asia at the centre of a far more "global" game as rugby's governing body returned its chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont, to another four years at the helm. The 68-year-old...

Safa, Showmax sign major partnership

MultiChoice Group and the South African Football Association (SAFA) have announced a landmark, 5-year sponsorship agreement that focuses on improving the quality of South African soccer officiating. The announcement from the two organisations said the agreement would "champion South...

Can African football rise above the “age” conundrum?

“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic “ - John Fitzgerald Kennedy  In a span of just 8 years - from 1985 to 1993...