African Football Business Summit 2025

Day 1 – Thursday, 23rd October 2025

Session 1:

INTRO: THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL

09:30 – 09:45

Keynote Address: The African Football Landscape

Opening keynote highlighting Kenya's leadership in shaping Africa's football economy and fostering continental collaboration.

Hussein Mohammed Hussein Mohammed
President, Football Kenya Federation
09:45 – 09:50

Keynote Address: Linking Africa and the Caribbean Through Football

Exploring shared lessons and cooperation between African and Caribbean football federations.

Marlon Glean Marlon Glean
President, Grenada Football Association

Session 2

AFRICAN FOOTBALL INVESTMENT

09:55 – 10:10

The African Football Value Chain and Investment Deficit: A Data-Driven Vision

Insights into Africa's football economy, analyzing data on investment gaps and growth opportunities.

Nick Kimanthi Nick Kimanthi
Founder & CEO, Nesta Performance
10:15 – 10:30

Blueprint for Growth: Lessons from Successful Investment Models

Exploring global sports investment frameworks and how Africa can adapt these for sustainable football growth.

Mokgatle Mokgatle Mokgatle Mokgatle
Co-Founder & CEO, MRM Sport Capital
11:00 – 11:45

Panel: Aligning the Ecosystem – Rethinking Stakeholder Roles to Drive Investment

Examining how clubs, sponsors, media, and private sectors can collaborate to transform Africa's football landscape.

Moderator: Yvan Ntsama: Project Manager Capital Markets Operations - Credit Agricole CIB
Dr Urs Aebischer Dr Urs Aebischer
CEO, DISEO Group
Shafeeqah Isaacs Shafeeqah Isaacs
Founder & Specialist Consultant, Abena Sport / The F Bomb
Samia Gamal Samia Gamal
Managing Director, Sarmady
Funbi Ogunfuwa Funbi Ogunfuwa
Founder & CEO, TheBallBusiness
12:00 – 12:15

Partner Address: Private Sector Alignment for Sustainable Industry Growth

Highlighting corporate partnerships that strengthen the African sports ecosystem.

Stellah Kapsoot Stellah Kapsoot
Skyward Airlines

Session 3

GOVERNANCE & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

13:45 – 13:55

Keynote Address: Future of African Football and Sports

Outlining the vision for Africa's sports development and the roadmap toward global influence.

Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams
Ghana Minister of Sports & Recreation
14:00 – 14:45

Panel: Africa's Place in the Global Game – Benchmarking Our Governance

Assessing governance standards in African football and reform strategies for transparency and policy reform.

Ngala Maimo Wajiri Ngala Maimo Wajiri
President, CONIFA Africa
David Benford David Benford
Director, Control Risks Africa
Tyrel Singh Tyrel Singh
Director, TS Global Legal
Nasr El-Din Azzam Nasr El-Din Azzam
Founder & Sports Lawyer, Sports Makers
15:00 – 15:15

Innovate, Don't Imitate – A New Model for Transparent Sports Governance

Promoting innovation and sports integrity through context-driven governance systems.

Natalie St Cyr Clarke Natalie St Cyr Clarke
Senior Counsel - Sports & Integrity, Genius Sports
15:45 – 16:30

Panel: The Ministers' Roundtable – Collaborative Pathways for Policy Implementation

Ministers and experts discuss policy coordination to strengthen continental football governance and AFCON 2027.

Moderator: Dev Kumar Parmar
Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams
Ghana Minister of Sports & Recreation
Hussein Mohammed Hussein Mohammed
President, Football Kenya Federation
Natalie St Cyr Clarke Natalie St Cyr Clarke
Senior Counsel - Sports & Integrity, Genius Sports
Maureen Mbithi Maureen Mbithi
President PMI Kenya

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