AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY

ASVG Media — Qatar has reportedly withdrawn from arrangements to host the Nations Championship finals in 2028 and 2032, while the associated Qatar Airways title sponsorship covering four editions has also been cancelled. The Guardian reports that the combined hosting and sponsorship package was understood to be worth approximately £80 million per Qatar-hosted tournament, including an estimated £15 million sponsorship component. These figures are reported estimates, not publicly disclosed contract payments. The parties reportedly reached a mutual withdrawal following prolonged uncertainty linked to regional conflict. France and Spain have expressed informal hosting interest, but no replacement agreement has been announced. 

ASVG Media — Mombasa Sports Club Rugby has secured a three-season title sponsorship agreement worth KSh4.5 million with Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya Limited. The logistics company will provide KSh1.5 million annually across the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 seasons, upgrading an existing kit sponsorship into a broader commercial partnership. The package includes front-of-shirt branding on the senior 15s and sevens teams, match-day exposure, digital visibility and community rugby rights. Funding will support travel, accommodation, equipment and match operations as the club pursues promotion to the Kenya Cup. 

ASVG Media — The Six Nations and SANZAAR unions have agreed, according to reporting by The Guardian, to collectively commercialize major international rugby broadcasting and sponsorship rights through a new shared-rights structure. The arrangement includes South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina alongside the six European unions. Southern Hemisphere members would share in commercial returns from competitions including the Six Nations and British & Irish Lions tours, while European partners would benefit from Rugby Championship and Springboks–All Blacks commercial inventory. Sponsorship arrangements are expected to change from 2028, with a pooled broadcasting sales cycle beginning in 2030 because existing television rights remain contracted through 2029. No overall new contract valuation was disclosed. 

ASVG Media — MultiChoice, now part of CANAL+, is launching SuperSport Swahili, a dedicated 24-hour Kiswahili sports channel serving Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Available on DStv channel 216, GOtv channel 570 and the DStv App, the service brings selected Premier League, UEFA, LaLiga and other football matches to East African audiences with local-language commentary and studio programming. The channel also includes Diamond League athletics and marathons. In Kenya, the announced DStv Sports package costs KSh3,000 monthly. The launch coincides with DStv's broader subscription-package restructuring, previously announced in October. 

Fans across Africa and the diaspora can now vote for the 50 Most Influential African Women in Sports on the Podium Pursuit BOMA Digital Clubhouse until 30 November 2026.

ASVG Media — DAZN has reportedly obtained an exclusive option to acquire global streaming rights for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup, extending the company's strategic relationship with FIFA following its approximately $1 billion rights agreement for the 2025 competition. The Guardian reported the development on November 2. The financial terms and deadline for exercising the new option have not been disclosed. FIFA has also not finalized the 2029 tournament's host, size or competition format. A potential expansion to 48 clubs remains under discussion rather than confirmation. 

ASVG Media — Kenya's High Court has declined to certify as urgent a petition challenging potential public expenditure on the proposed January 5, 2027 exhibition match between Bayern Munich and AFC Ajax at Nairobi's Raila Odinga International Stadium, part of Talanta Sports City. Justice Roselyne Aburili directed the petitioners to serve the relevant parties, who have ten days after service to respond. The matter is scheduled for further directions on November 25. The petition seeks disclosure of sponsorship contracts, appearance fees, government guarantees and other financial commitments. Kenyan officials have maintained that private sponsors will finance the event, but the full commercial arrangements have not been publicly established. 

ASVG Media — The National Basketball Association has reaffirmed its broader commercial relationship with Rwanda following questions from United States Senators Jeff Merkley and Marsha Blackburn concerning the country's involvement in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a written response reported November 3, NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum explained that the league had already acted in accordance with US sanctions by excluding Rwanda's military-associated APR basketball club from the 2026 Basketball Africa League. APR will remain ineligible while the relevant sanctions remain in effect. However, the NBA has not announced a termination of its wider partnership with Rwanda, including its basketball development and event-hosting relationships. 

ASVG Media | Nigeria's National Sports Commission has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu's promised financial rewards to the Super Falcons have been fulfilled following their Women's Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 2025. The presidential commitment provided $100,000 to each player and $50,000 to members of the technical staff. BusinessDay reported that players had begun receiving approximately ₦140 million each, representing the local-currency equivalent of the original pledge. The payment follows a waiting period of approximately 15 months after the July 2025 announcement. 

ASVG Media | CAF has issued an amendment to its commercial-rights Invitation to Tender following the October 29 decision to restore the Africa Cup of Nations' two-year cycle. The amendment, issued November 2 and announced November 3, confirms that the three editions covered by the tender are AFCON 2028, 2031 and 2033, including their finals and qualifiers. The amended submission deadline is November 16 at 17:00 Cairo time. CAF also cites more than 3.2 billion cumulative television audiences and six billion digital views for AFCON 2025, although those audience metrics should not be interpreted as unique individuals. 

ASVG Media | The Confederation of African Football has formally launched a new media-rights tender covering its flagship club competitions across Sub-Saharan Africa. The package includes the 2026–2028 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, the 2027 and 2028 CAF Super Cup, and the 2027 and 2028 CAF Women's Champions League. CAF is offering Sub-Saharan English-language pay-TV and local-language rights alongside free-to-air rights in all languages. Middle East and North Africa territories and French-speaking pay-TV rights are excluded. Bids close November 11 at 17:00 Cairo time. No financial valuation or successful bidder has been announced. 

By ASVG Media | November 2, 2026