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Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

The English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and subscription channels beIN Sports and Canal+ all have a bone to pick with Lebanese firm Satcon. Run by the al-Akhras family, the company sells decoders across west and central Africa so viewers can tune into European sports championships. [...]

Published on 21.05.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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BeIN sports
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La Liga
Motion Picture Association of America
Satcon
Union of European Football Associations

Africa
Togo's New World TV guns for football rights across French-speaking Africa

Having snapped up the rights to the next World Cup for all of Francophone Africa, the internet and satellite channel has also made a bid for the broadcasting rights to Euro 2024 and the English Premier League, moves that are upsetting the industry's big players.

Subscribers only Business 05.10.2021

Emmanuel Adebayor with a FIFA representative.

Tanzania
Football boss saves face with Bakhresa broadcast deal

Wallace Karia's broadcasting deal with the Bakhresa Group will redistribute rights to local clubs and should thus ease the clubs' criticism of the football federation.

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FIFA boss Gianni Infantino tightens his grip on African federations

After months of bad blood between FIFA and some African federation members, the head of the international football organisation wants to take advantage of South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe's arrival at the head of the Confederation of African Football to exert greater control of the game on the continent.

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2021

The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and the president of the African Football Confederation, Patrice Motsepe, on 4 May 2021 in Abidjan.

Cameroon, Nigeria, Ukraine
VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon

Franck Mathière, the vice-president of the group building stadiums for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, returned to the country in April after obtaining a suspension of the Interpol Red Notice against him. The Frenchman was detained in Ukraine after Nigeria issued the warrant.

Free access Business 01.06.2021

Ivory Coast
Ministerial tensions over Africa Cup of Nations construction works

Responsibility for the contracts to construct the roads and stadiums for the 2023 competition is being fought over by the sports and procurement ministers. A match being refereed by Prime Minister Patrick Achi.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 28.05.2021

Cameroon
Yaounde's dispute with ex-Lions coaches rages on

A salary row dating back several years involving two former coaches of the national team, Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert, could end up being extremely costly for the Cameroonian Football Federation.

Subscribers only Business 19.04.2021

Former Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf (left) and former assistant coach Patrick Kluivert during the 2019 African Cup of Nations.

Gabon
Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

To launch its luxury tourism projects, Ali Bongo's government has turned to the former vice president of FC Barcelona Jaume Ferrer Graupera, who has roped several of the Catalan football club's star strikers into his Gabonese adventure.

Subscribers only Business 14.04.2021

Zambia
Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's firm has won an appeal against Enfin, the company that introduced it to the Zambian authorities and claimed it was owed unpaid fees. Enfin was founded by Andrew Kamanga, who recently renewed his term as president of the Football Association of Zambia.

Subscribers only Business 02.04.2021

Cameroon
Paul Biya Stadium plunges the country into further debt

After having pleaded for a suspension of interest payments on its sovereign debt with one hand, Cameroon is preparing with the other to call on the the banks to loan it more money to enable it to complete construction of the Paul Biya Stadium, which is due to be the centrepiece of next year's Africa Cup of Nations.

Subscribers only Business 02.03.2021

The Paul Biya stadium construction site.

South Africa, West Africa
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe goes all in for African football's top job

On 12 March, the Confederation of African Football will elect a new president and South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is busy pulling strings to give the role his best shot.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2021

Africa
Ahmad Ahmad manoeuvres to hold on to top African football job

The CAF president has not renewed the six-month agreement which in effect placed his organisation under the administration of FIFA and is angling to have his own contract renewed next year.

Subscribers only Politics 18.03.2020

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Central Africa
Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

Africa
Togo's New World TV guns for football rights across French-speaking Africa

Tanzania
Football boss saves face with Bakhresa broadcast deal

Spotlight | Africa
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino tightens his grip on African federations

Cameroon, Nigeria, Ukraine
VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon

Ivory Coast
Ministerial tensions over Africa Cup of Nations construction works

Cameroon
Yaounde's dispute with ex-Lions coaches rages on

Gabon
Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

Zambia
Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

Cameroon
Paul Biya Stadium plunges the country into further debt

South Africa, West Africa
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe goes all in for African football's top job

Africa
Ahmad Ahmad manoeuvres to hold on to top African football job