Agenda
Oct 22-23, 2026
Alisa Hotel,
Accra, Ghana
Day 0
Oct 21
Registration
Opening & Welcome - AFBS 2026
Kosi Fiaka
Partner Welcome - Beyond The Line Africa (BTL)
Elloney Amande
Historical Framing - Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Representatives
Presentation – Arthur Wharton Foundation
Kofi Bawuah
Keynote Address: Kenyan Delegation Welcome
Captain Irene Ndanu
Football as Infrastructure
Brian Wesaala
Session 1: Transparent institutions & accountable football finance
Nasr El-Din Azzam
Marlon Glean
Natalie St Cyr Clarke
Dr Eric Tetteh Ayertey
Samuel Ohene Anim Addo
Dev Kumar Parmar
Networking Break
Partner Evidence Address - ASKY
Daté Dovéné TEVI-BENISSAN
Session 2: Financing African Football with African Capital
Dr David Kofi Wuaku
Dr Hajira Thabitha Mashego
Dr. Frank Appiah Kusi
Jon Boafo
Lunch and Networking
Partner Presentation – BritHomes
Olatunji Akinboh
Session 3: Owning Africa’s Football Data
Elloney Amande
Dr Eric Tetteh Ayertey
Mohamed Elbadry
Jon Boafo
Jeroen Thissen
Mokgatle Mokgatle
Partner Presentation - MRM Sport Capital
Mokgatle Mokgatle
Open Floor
Kosi Fiaka
Day One: Closing Remarks
Tshiamo Molefe
Networking reception
Day 2
Oct 23
Arrival
Day Two opening
Kosi Fiaka
Session 4: Building Women’s football as critical infrastructure
Shogo Shodunnke
HRH Nana Ama Oforiwaa II (Chanel Boateng)
João Marcos Guimarães Siqueira
Nadia Owusu
Brian Wesaala
Research spotlight: UHAS & FFA
Osaemi Ahonsi
Networking Break
Presentation: The Tertiary Education Ecosystem
Dr Hajira Thabitha Mashego
Session 5: Retaining value through stronger talent pathways and domestic leagues
Dr. Frank Appiah Kusi
Shogo Shodunnke
Asamoah Gyan
Captain Irene Ndanu
Nana Yaw Oppong-Mensah
Nadia Owusu
Presentation: Africa Football Development Network (AFDN)
Chris Pinderhughes
British High Commission - Accra, Ghana
Pamela Bassah
Lunch
Session 6: Using tournaments to build regional systems and lasting value
Asamoah Gyan
Dr Hajira Thabitha Mashego
Chief Ebi Ezekiel Egbe
Muctar Koroma
Marlon Glean
Tshiamo Molefe
Open Floor
Kosi Fiaka
AFBS 2026 Closing
Brian Wesaala