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— Sports & Competition
From PSL playoff drama to African players lighting up European leagues. Coverage with the cultural context global outlets always miss.
sportsSeptember 10, 2026 7 min
NBA Europe vs the EuroLeague: What Could — and Couldn't — Come of It
sportsSeptember 10, 2026 7 min
The LIV Golf Bankruptcy: What Could — and Couldn't — Come Next
sportsSeptember 7, 2026 1 min
The All Blacks Sold a Slice of the Jersey to Silicon Valley
sportsSeptember 7, 2026 1 min
MTN Out, FNB In: The Springbok Jersey's R160m Sponsor Switch
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sportsSeptember 2, 2026 3 min
Can AFCON 2027 Turn Football Fans Into Tourists?
sportsSeptember 2, 2026 3 min
Who Pays for AFCON 2027 — and Who Owns the Upside?
sportsSeptember 2, 2026 3 min
Who Owns the Betting Economy of African Football?
sportsSeptember 2, 2026 4 min
The Visit Rwanda Playbook: Who Captures African Sports Marketing
sportsAugust 20, 2026 2 min
Osimhen at €150m: The African Footballer as Balance-Sheet Asset
sportsAugust 18, 2026 11 min
The Premier League Is More African Than Ever. Africa Still Owns None of the Upside.
sportsAugust 5, 2026 1 min
21 and Counting: Chad le Clos Rewrites the Commonwealth Record Book
sportsJuly 13, 2026 4 min
The Mask That Built a Brand: How Victor Osimhen Turned a Fracture Into Iconography
sportsJuly 6, 2026 4 min
Kano Pillars Begin Again — and This Time the Architecture Is Different
sportsJuly 4, 2026 5 min
Egypt's Pharaohs Reach the World Cup Round of 16 for the First Time. 120 Million People Felt Every Kick.
sportsJuly 4, 2026 5 min
CAF Opens the Bidding for AFCON 2028, 2032, and 2036 — Three Tournaments, One Question: Who's Ready?
sportsJune 30, 2026 6 min
DR Congo's Leopards Return to the World Cup — and 1974 Never Left the Room
sportsJune 29, 2026 4 min
David Fizdale's D'Tigers era begins in Luanda — and the roster is a declaration
sportsJune 29, 2026 5 min
Ziyech and Morocco Built This. Now They Face the Country That Thought It Owned Them.
sportsJune 29, 2026 1 min
The Blue Sharks Played the Whole Diaspora Onto the Pitch
sportsJune 28, 2026 4 min
Folashade Oluwafemiayo Walks Into Glasgow Carrying Everything Nigeria Should Stand For
sportsJune 24, 2026 5 min
Lookman. Boniface. Bassey. Iwobi. The Super Eagles Are Not Coming — They're Already Here.
sportsJune 10, 2026 5 min
Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko Just Rewrote the Grass-Court Script at Queen's Club
sportsMay 31, 2026 3 min
Yusuf's Brace Seals Fourth Unity Cup — The Eagles Never Lose This One
sportsMay 25, 2026 5 min
Sundowns Didn't Win the Champions League. They Reminded Africa What Championship Football Looks Like.
sportsMay 23, 2026 6 min
Owen Oseni picked Nigeria over two other passports. That's not luck—it's gravity.
sportsMay 23, 2026 4 min
Fola's Stamford Bridge Invite Isn't a Flex. It's the New Map.
sportsMay 23, 2026 5 min