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July 17, 2024
#55: African Warriors Fighting Championships w/ Maxwell Kalu
<p>There has been much talk of MMA as a sport across the continent, especially in recent time. A sport that has strong roots across Africa with traditional wrestling forms such as Dambe extremely popular in West Africa. </p> <p><br></p> <p>With the recent news of the Professional Fighters League launching in Africa in Q1 and leading athletes at the top of MMA such as Francis Ngannou, Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya & Dricus du Plessis.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode, we have an insightful conversation with Maxwell Kalu, who is spearheading the growth of the African Warriors Fighting Championships. A growing tournament, currently in Nigeria, looking to take Dambe across the continent and develop the next stars of the continent.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p><strong>[00:00]</strong> Introduction and Welcome</p> <p><strong>[00:25]</strong> Exploring Traditional Wrestling and Dambe</p> <p><strong>[00:56]</strong> Guest Introduction: Maxwell Kalu</p> <p><strong>[02:47]</strong> The Cultural Significance of Dambe</p> <p><strong>[05:15]</strong> International Appeal and Growth</p> <p><strong>[07:39]</strong> Synergies with Global Combat Sports</p> <p><strong>[10:55]</strong> Strategic Plans for African Warriors</p> <p><strong>[13:25]</strong> The Genesis of African Warriors</p> <p><strong>[19:05]</strong> Commercial Milestones and Media Strategy</p> <p><strong>[28:31]</strong> Fighter Stories and Personalities</p> <p><strong>[33:05]</strong> Future Prospects and Call to Action</p> <p><strong>[35:34]</strong> Conclusion and Farewell</p> <p><br></p> <p>Stay in the know:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/191z23pvcT8y1wp7FI2v6Mwexgac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/africa-sports-unified/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/asunified/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/asunified?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAykUAfra4uPQzfDFkgq3w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://asunified.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our Website</a><br></li> </ul>
June 16, 2024
#54: Part 2, The Evolving Impact Investment Landscape in Africa w/ Sporting Chance Fund
<p>In our 2nd part of our podcast with the <a href="https://sportingchancefund.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sporting Chance Fund</a>, we delve deeper into the landscape of the investment sector of the African Sports market.<br></p> <p>With many global organisations assessing how to best enter the African market, this has also seen a growth in investors in the market too from wealthy individuals, angels investors and Venture Capitalists.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Timestamp:</p> <ul> <li>0.00 - 1:30 - Introduction.</li> <li>1:30 - 8:50 - Different types of investors involved with Sporting Chance Funds.</li> <li>8:50 - 20:21 - Challenges businesses in sport face. </li> <li>20:21 - 24:00 - Sectors In sports investors are interested in.</li> <li>24:00 - 30:30 - How can the sports business demonstrate its impact to attract investment?</li> <li>30:30 - 31:13 - Ending.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>Stay in the know:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/191z23pvcT8y1wp7FI2v6Mwexgac" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/africa-sports-unified/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/asunified/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/asunified?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">X</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAykUAfra4uPQzfDFkgq3w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://asunified.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Our Website</a><br></li> </ul>
May 23, 2024
#53: The Evolving Impact Investment Landscape in Africa Part 1 w/ Sporting Chance Fund
<p>Would you say that there is a growing merge between investment and the African sports market?</p> <p><br></p> <p>With many global organisations assessing how to best enter the African market, this has also seen a growth in investors in the market too from wealthy individuals, angels investors and Venture Capitalists.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This episode, we take a deep dive into the investor landscape and assess how investment can be used as a catalytic converter to boost the African sports market and what really do investors look for before investing?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Gabriel Ajala is joined by Charlie Appleton & Anjali Saini from the Sporting Chance Fund & Sebastian McKinley.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Timestamp:</p> <ul> <li>0.00 - 2:40 - Introduction.</li> <li>2:40 - 16:00 - Trends In African Sport Market.</li> <li>16:00 - 24:30 - The role of Challenge Funds & Catalytic Capitals.</li> <li>24:30 - 38:50 - Sporting Chance funds.</li> <li>38:50 - 44:30 - What are investors looking for?</li> <li>44:30 - 48:50 - Challenges and opportunities for investors.</li> <li>48:50 - 49:31 - Ending.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Stay in the know:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/191z23pvcT8y1wp7FI2v6Mwexgac" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/africa-sports-unified/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/asunified/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/asunified?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">X</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAykUAfra4uPQzfDFkgq3w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://asunified.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Our Website</a><br></li> </ul>
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