Kamilla Swart-Arries on the strategy behind hosting big sports events such as the Afcon

A conversation with Gordon Gogo, sports tech entrepreneur

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2420726/open_sms] 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 Africa Podcast! And visit us on www.africanfootballbusiness.com

Kamilla Swart-Arries on the strategy behind hosting big sports events such as the Afcon

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2420726/open_sms] A conversation on why and how African countries should strategize around the hosting of big sports events such as the African Cup of Nations with Dr Kamilla Swart-Arries. Kamilla has 30 years of experience in sport, tourism, and event management that spans academia and the private sector and has consulted broadly in both public and private sectors. She is an Associate Professor and Director of the MS in Sport and Entertainment Management program at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.  Join us every week on the Football Business Africa Podcast! And visit us on www.africanfootballbusiness.com

A conversation with Brenda Achieng Ongalo, sports lawyer

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2420726/open_sms] Brenda Achieng Ongalo is a Sports lawyer in Nairobi. In recent years, she has focused on football-related cases and on raising awareness among clubs and players on legal issues related to the industry. She discusses with Football Business Africa the challenges and opportunities.... Join us every week on the Football Business Africa Podcast! And visit us on www.africanfootballbusiness.com

A conversation with Gerard Akindès on what needs to happen for the business of football to thrive in Africa

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2420726/open_sms] A conversation with Gerard Akindès, one of a handful of leading scholars on the business of sports in Africa. Before becoming an academic - he teaches at various universities in the United States, England and Qatar - Gerard was an athlete and coach, a former manager of a sportswear company. He captained the Benin basketball national team as an athlete and played semi-professional basketball. After moving away from the field, he authored academic publications with a focus on international sports management, broadcasting, and elite athletes’ mobility and migration. He co-edited two books, “Identities, politics and Football in Africa” and “Sports in Africa, Past and Present.” Akindes is also a sports management consultant for sports organizations. He is co-founder and coordinator of SportsAfrica Network’s conferences, webinars, and the Interdisciplinary Electronic Journal of African Sports Ohio University, Impumelelo. Join us every week on the Football Business Africa Podcast! And visit us on www.africanfootballbusiness.com

A discussion with Nozibusiso Sibiya, SABC sports journalist

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2420726/open_sms] A 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