Each week, through interviews with leaders, club owners, agents, marketing executives, and entrepreneurs we dive deep into the business of African football.
A conversation with Gordon Gogo, sports tech entrepreneur
Send us a text Gordon Gordon is a young lawyer and sports tech entrepreneur based in Nairobi, Kenya. He merges his legal acumen with a passion for innovation to build ventures at the intersection of sports and technology. His work focuses on leveraging tech to advance the sporting ecosystem within Kenya and across Africa. He discusses his current projects and why tech is key in unlocking the talents and business potential of football in Africa. Join us every week on the Football Business Afri...
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Kamilla Swart-Arries on the strategy behind hosting big sports events such as the Afcon
Dr. Kamilla Swart-Arries, Associate Professor and Director of the MS in Sport and Entertainment Management program, shares her 30-year expertise on how African countries can strategically host big sports events like the Afcon.
5 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT
A conversation with Brenda Achieng Ongalo, sports lawyer
Brenda Achieng Ongalo, a Nairobi-based sports lawyer, shares insights on football-related cases and legal industry challenges with Football Business Africa.
22 Nov 2024
A conversation with Gerard Akindès on what needs to happen for the business of football to thrive in Africa
Gerard Akindès, a leading scholar on African sports business, shares insights on what's needed for football to thrive in Africa and offers actionable advice for industry stakeholders.
3 Nov 2024
A discussion with Nozibusiso Sibiya, SABC sports journalist
Send us a textA discussion with Nozibisiso Sibyl, one of the few women in Sports journalism in Africa, on her path from local news to the public broadcaster in South Africa and on covering the rise of women football in South Africa and beyond.Join us every week on the Football Business Africa Podcast!And visit us on www.africanfootballbusiness.com
3 Nov 2024
A conversation with Cynthia Mumbo on football as a product
Send us a textA conversation with Cynthia Mumbo, founder and CEO of Nairobi-based Sports Connect Africa on the most pressing challenges facing the business of sports and football across the continent; including how Gor Mahia and football in Kenya lost its fans in Kenya... Cynthia is a former athlete who has managed the transition into marketing, business development, and sports operations.Join us every week on the Football Business Africa Podcast!And visit us on www.africanfootballbusiness.com
3 Nov 2024
Welcome to the Football Business Africa Podcast!
Send us a textWe all know football is the most popular sport on the continent. But what's happening behind the scenes? That's what this podcast is all about.Each week, we'll dive deep into the business of African football. We will bring you interviews with club owners, football agents, marketing executives, and other key players in the African football industry. If you're a football fan, a business enthusiast, or simply curious about the forces shaping African football, this podcast...
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A conversation with Gordon Gogo, sports tech entrepreneur
Published 14 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that's where your project came from. So talk us through how you went from the idea to the prototype you had. The idea has always been there since I was in secondary school. Now, from 15, I also wondered how I would do it. So before I joined campus, I tried to do coding and learn from my brother. […]
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