Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre becomes the epicenter of the continent’s sports business as a community of sports professionals meet in what promises to shape the future of the sports industry. It is the first sports conference in recent times with the theme: “Unlocking Nigeria’s Sports Industry …
Read More »Premium Trust Bank now sponsors of Bayelsa Queens Football Club
sportbusinessbrand.com can exclusively reveal that innovative Premium Trust Bank has become the first sponsor of Nigeria Women’s Football League side, Bayelsa United. With this development, sportbusinessbrand.com learnt that the NWPL champions will fill their vacant front-of shirt position with Premium Trust Bank. Since receiving its …
Read More »Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers sell 2.89 million tickets
Organisers of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup have revealed that 2.89 million tickets had been sold for the 64 matches to be staged in eight state-of-the-art stadiums. This was revealed during a press conference in Doha, Qatar. According to fifa.com, demand has been highest among fans …
Read More »NBA increases fan engagement in Africa with first physical store
Detemined to boost fan engagement, in Africa, the National Basketball Association, (NBA ), has opened its first physical store, in South Africa. NBA Africa and Shesha, a premium retailer of exclusive limited edition footwear, apparel and accessories, last Saturday, announced the opening of the first physical NBA store in …
Read More »FCAAN D Course hits top gear
The highly educative Football Coaches for African Nations (FCAAN) D Course is already in top gear, in Lagos. Licensed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to organise and improve coaching in the country, FCAAN, has within a short time become the No. 1 brand with expertise and resources …
Read More »El Clasico, Liverpool vs City Clash to Air on DStv, GOtv
The first El Classico of the 2022/23 season between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be broadcast on SuperSport this weekend. The top of the table clash between the two giants which is set to be aired on SuperSport La Liga (DStv channel 204 and GOtv channel 32) …
Read More »NBA Africa, AFD Launch Basketball Experience in Lagos
NBA Africa and Agence Francaise de Development AFD) on Wednesday announced the official launch of the Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience program in Lagos. The flagship initiative, which was introduced in Lagos in November 2021 as a pilot program, aims to use basketball as a platform to …
Read More »Report: Google in talks for Tottenham stadium naming rights
Tottenham Hotspur and Google are in talks over a naming rights deal for the English top-flight soccer club’s stadium, according to The Athletic. Since moving into their UK£1 billion (US$1.1 billion) home in 2019, Spurs’ chairman Daniel Levy has taken his time in the search for a lucrative naming rights …
Read More »FCAAN President, Dr. Eguaoje, congratulates newly elected NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau
Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations (FCAAN) President, Dr. Terry Babatunde Eguaoje, has sent a Congratulatory message to the newly elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau. Licensed by the NFF, the highly rated FCAAN has played a key role in coaching education in Africa, …
Read More »LaLiga Focus: Chukwueze’s Villareal boost plans for 100th anniversary in 2023 with fans involvement
Villarreal CF, in the season in which the club will celebrate its 100th anniversary, have announced the launch of a historical archive. This will be a space full of memories and, to bring it to life, the club can count on the support of the Vila-real City Council, the …
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