ASU Sports Business Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#55: African Warriors Fighting Championships w/ Maxwell Kalu
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There has been much talk of MMA as a sport across the continent, especially in recent time. A sport that has strong roots across Africa with tradition...
#54: Part 2, The Evolving Impact Investment Landscape in Africa w/ Sporting Chance Fund
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our 2nd part of our podcast with the Sporting Chance Fund, we delve deeper into the landscape of the investment sector of the African Sports market...
#53: The Evolving Impact Investment Landscape in Africa Part 1 w/ Sporting Chance Fund
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you say that there is a growing merge between investment and the African sports market? With many global organisations assessing how to best en...
#52: Developing a Multi-Sports Academy w/ Shola Opaleye
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have often heard of the growing football academies across Africa. Be it from global sporting brands establishing their own or more local academies....
#51: NFL Africa & BAL Season 4 w/ Kevin Bahun-Wilson
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think the NFL entering the African market is a positive development for Africa? Why has it only taken until BAL Season 4 for a powerhouse such...
#50: Sports Sponsorship & Marketing w/ Abimbola Ilo
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episodes provides is an insightful episode with Abimbola Ilo, the Founder & Chairman of the leading sports marketing and management company h...
#49: The Development of Africa Football w/ Mimi Fawaz
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What was your perception of Africa football perhaps 10 years ago compared to how it is now? In this episode, we sat down with the leading sports jour...
#48: Freestyle Football & its strategy for Africa w/ Dan Wood
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard of Freestyle Football? This is a growing sport that engages with some of the world's biggest brands such as Red Bull & Juv...
#47: AFCON 2023 Overview Report & What lies ahead in 2024
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year and welcome to the first podcast of 2024. We hope you are well rested and excited to tackle the year ahead. Our first podcast of the ye...
In Retro: ASU Connex Summit Key Takeaways
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gabriel Ajala is joined by Andy Howes (Co-Founder & Director of AfroSports) and Gary Al-Smith, leading sports journalist from Gha...
In Conversation with Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 'In Conversation with..." series takes a deep dive into some of the leaders and trailblazers both on and off the field. What makes them t...
In Conversation with...Seun Adigun
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 'In Conversation with..." series takes a deep dive into some of the leaders and trailblazers both on and off the field. What makes them t...
ASU #43: Saudi Football Federation, Africa & The Basketball Africa League Season 3
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Africa Sports Unified Sports Business Podcast, Gabriel Ajala and Gary Rathbone, Founder of Sportscape Media, sat down to discus...
ASU #42: CAF Women's Football Landscape Report 2022
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ASU Sports Business Podcast, we sat down with the Head of Women's Football at CAF, Meskerem Tadesse Goshime to discuss the ...
AfCFTA Series EP 3: The AfCFTA x The African Sports Industry
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In collaboration with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) we look at How sport can sup...
ASU #40: FIFA Forward 3.0 with Gelson Fernandes
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ASU Sports Business Podcast, we sat down with the former defensive midfield maestro now Director of Member Associations Africa ...
ASU SportsTech & Sustainability Series EP 3: How FIFA Digital Skills Platform can help African Associations
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the ABBA Formula E circuit taking place in Cape Town for the first time in February 2023, this is evident of the technological innovations advanc...
ASU SportsTech & Sustainability Series EP 2: Using Data & Analytics to create a structured Pathway for Athletes
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the ABBA Formula E circuit taking place in Cape Town for the first time in February 2023, this is evident of the technological innovations advanc...
ASU SportsTech & Sustainability Series EP 1: The Growing influence of eSports & Engaging with Youth
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the ABBA Formula E circuit taking place in Cape Town for the first time in February 2023, this is evident of the technological innovations advanc...
ASU Women in Sports Series EP3: Women in Leadership
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our third and final episode of our Women in Sports Series, we focused on the importance of leadership and having women take up positions of leaders...
ASU Women in Sports Series EP2: Engaging With Girls, Women & Youth At Grassroots
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode of our Women in Sports Series, we focused on things at the grassroots level. Football is a huge tool for good and this episode a...
ASU Women in Sports Series EP 1: Developing the Women's Game: UEFA x CAF
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Women in Sports series, we had the privilege of hearing from the custodians of both UEFA & CAF who are playing a pivot...
ASU 33: Andy Howes, AfroSports
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we were joined by Andy Howes, Director & Co-Founder of AfroSports, a sports hub connecting sports with fans in Africa & Diasp...
ASU #32: Professionalisation of Sports with Zarina Bahdur
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast we were joined by Zarina Badhur, Head of Operations at GOAL Africa. The Sports Business industry is still in its infancy on the contin...
ASU #31: AFCON Debrief - Motsepe, Media Rights & Sponsors
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast we were joined by Nqobile Ndlovu, Founder of CashNSport. We took a look back on the successfully run Sponsors & Media Rights...
AfCFTA Series EP2, Pt2: Womens Economic Empowerment & Gender Equality
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In collaboration with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa we look at how Sport can support the...
ASU #28: European Super League Breakdown with Sean Hamil, Birkbeck University of London
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a big week in the world of Football with the Launch and subsequent Closure of the European Super League. We have a fantastic conversat...
AfCFTA Series EP2, Pt1: Women's Economic Empowerment & Gender Equality
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In collaboration with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa we look at how Sport can support the...
AfCFTA Series EP1: Advocating AfCFTA through Sports, Integrating the Continent
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In collaboration with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)we look at ‘How sport can s...
ASU #26 - Amos Joseph, Founder of Footballers Connect Nigeria
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss an important topic that is wide across the pan-african sports market - the issue of rogue agents and young aspiring players...
ASU #25: David Wright, Football Business Specialist & Former Marketing Director Soccerex
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Wright has an expansive background in the Football Business, Marketing and Communications world and we discussed the impact of Covid in the Spor...
ASU #24: Ugo Udezue, Founder of AFA Sports & Continental Basketball League
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with Ugo Udezue, Founder of the Continental Basketball League (CBL) and leading sports & lifestyle brand, AFA Sports.&...
ASU #23: Leon Balogun, Brighton FC & Nigerian International Footballer
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we Paul Adesoye & Gabriel Ajala have a sit down conversation with Nigerian International, Leon Balogun. We cover his early c...
ASU #22: Koye Sowemimo, A Holistic View of the African Sports Market
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have an in-depth conversation with Koye Sowemimo, owner of KS Management about progressive and developing African Sports Business M...
ASU #21: Impact Of Covid - 19 on Sports
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are living through unprecedented times with the covid-19 pandemic forcing people, businesses, industries and economies to readjust put things on ho...
ASU #20: Emeka Enyadike + Mario Leo, Analysing Digital Media, Data & Analytics
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have an indepth conversation with Mario Leo of Results Sports and Emeka Enyadike of Digital Sports Africa about digital media, dat...
ASU #19: Rachel Aron, Cultivating the Power of the Social Development Lens and Sports in Africa
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with the current Principal Social Development Specialist at the African Development Bank Group, Rachel Aron. In this ep...
ASU #18: Gerrit Davids, CEO Gerom Media, Sports & Entertainment
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode we have an in-depth conversation with Gerrit Davids. A former lawyer with a vast experience of the African Sports Market, Gerrit...
ASU #17: The State of African Cycling, Jock Boyer + Kimberley Coats
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, we have an in-depth conversation with Kimberley Coats and Jock Boyer, founders of Africa Rising Cycling. Kimberley and Jock hav...
ASU #16 - A Spotlight on the Leading African Sports Execs
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gabriel Ajala & Paul Adesoye take a diaspora's view on the leading African Sports Business Execs. We mention the likes of Tom Vern...
ASU #15: Ben Sadler, CEO of Alive & Kicking
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have an in-depth conversation with Alive & Kicking CEO, Ben Sadler. Alive & Kicking are a charity that have been run...
ASU #14: Emeka Enyadike Part 1
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have an in-depth conversation with Emeka Enyadike. Emeka has worked for SuperSport since 2001 as an African Football Analyst...
ASU #13: George Chanda, StubHub Partnerships & Activations Manager & Owner GC Sports Management
13 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have a candid conversation with George Chanda - owner of GC Sports Management & Partnerships + Activations Manager at StubHub w...
ASU #12: The Socio-Economic effects of the growth in Sports Betting
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode of the ASU Sports Business Podcast, Gabriel Ajala & Paul Adesoye discuss the growth of sports betting in the African market. ...
Podcast Special: ASU Event TakeAways
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Special ASU Podcast, Gabriel Ajala and Paul Adesoye sit down to discuss the recent ASU event 'An Introduction to the African Sports Market.'&n...
ASU #10: New Ways of Making Money From Sports Content
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, we welcome back Gary Rathbone, CEO & Founder of Sports News Africa & Africa XP . We have an in-depth discussion on the present...
ASU #9: Olukunle Kayode, Founder at Statmetrix
20 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have an in-depth conversation with Olukunle Kayode, Founder at Statmetrix. After working for a leading Fintech company in th...
ASU #8: Is Racism & Discrimination On the Rise in Football?
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this 8th Sports Business Podcast from ASU, Gabriel Ajala sits down with Paul Adesoye & Aristote Diamos as we discuss whether Racism & Discr...
ASU #7: Exploitation & Football's Africa Slave Trade
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Gabriel discusses with Paul & Aristote in depth about the perceived Football slave trade from Africa, based off the recent Tifo vi...
ASU # 6: The Diaspora's View on The Youth Olympic Games
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of Africa Sports Unified podcast, we are back with Gabriel, Paul & Aristote as we discuss the diaspora's view on major spor...
ASU #5: Cynthia Mumbo, The Woman Leading Sports Business in Kenya
03 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode we have a candid discussion with Cynthia Mumbo, founder of Sports Connect Africa and recent winner of the Leaders 40Under40. Whi...
#ASU 4: The Diaspora's View on the African Sports Business Market
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode we have an insightful conversation with 3 guys of the diaspora and see our views and thoughts on Sports Business in Africa. Amon...
#ASU 3: Peter Raymond, Course Director of the European Sponsorship Association Diploma
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we have a detailed conversation with Peter Raymond, course director of the ESA Diploma. Peter has vast experience in sponsorshi...
#ASU 2: Themba Ndlwana, Founder of Sports Media Africa
04 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Africa Sports Unified Podcast, we have a detailed conversation with Themba Ndlwana on the sports media landscape in Africa. Our convers...
#ASU 1: Gary Rathbone, CEO & Founder of Sports News Africa & Africa XP
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this first our first Africa Sports Unified Podcast, we had a detailed conversation with Gary Rathbone on the sports media landscape in Africa. ...