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Podcast: Africa Business of Sport Podcast
Episode: E110: #BusinessOfAFCON – New World TV & CAF Media Rights with Dr. Gerard Akindes
Description: #BusinessOfAFCON is an exclusive five-part series, produced by The Football Foundation for Africa in collaboration with Africa Business of Sport Podcast, which focuses on the various business and commercial aspects of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. 🏆⚽
In this episode, Edem and Jabu are joined by Founder & CEO of The Football Foundation for Africa Brian Wesaala to discuss the various consequences of New World TV's media rights agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The trio are then joined by leading African sports media rights expert, Dr. Gerard Akindes, who analyses SuperSport's protracted AFCON sublicensing deal, the need for telec...