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July 21, 2023 By admin

2023 AfroSport Summit: TikTok to hold workshop for sport content creators

Digital content creation outfit TikTok have become an official partner of the 2023 AfroSport Summit set for August 2-3 in Accra, Ghana.

At the summit, TikTok will hold a workshop on content creation and monetisation opportunities, a session aimed at empowering sport content creators including clubs, leagues, federations, athletes, individuals, among others, to optimise benefits of the platform.

The partnership will also see TikTok support the AfroSport Summit in content creation around the event on their platform.

TikTok sports and gaming partner-creators will also attend the event.

Set for the Accra International Conference Centre, AfroSport is set to bring together major industry stakeholders on the continent and beyond to a special event for learning and sharing ideas, advancing discussions, and networking in a unique intersection of science and business.

A gathering of sport clubs, leagues, federations, athletes, coaches, distinguished personalities, businesses, academia, media and more, the two-day AfroSport Summit fuels development, tackling the continent’s peculiar challenges and charting a new course for socio-economic growth.

The event consists of a congress, industry talks, expo, gala cocktail, and more.

About TikTok

TikTok is a digital content creation platform that enable people to connect with one another, create and consume digital content daily updates.

Since is launch, TikTok has gained global popularity. In October 2020, TikTok surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide.

The mobile app allows users to create short videos, which often feature music in the background and can be sped up, slowed down, or edited with a filter. Users can also send their friends videos, emojis, and messages with direct messaging.

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July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 By admin

AfroSport Summit: Southern University Law Center to host Esports round-table talk

The African Sports Centre for Data, Research and Technology (ASC) is pleased to announce US-based Southern University Law Center (SULC) will host a round-table session on Esports, Music and Education at the 2023 AfroSport Summit in Accra, Ghana, on August 2-3.

Led by Vice Chancellor of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, Marla Dickerson, official partners SULC will bring to bear their expertise and experience as champions of Esports through education.

Scheduled for the Accra International Conference Centre on August 2-3, AfroSport convenes major sport stakeholders in Africa and beyond to a special event for learning and sharing ideas, advancing discussions, and networking in a unique intersection of science and business.

A gathering of sport clubs, leagues, federations, athletes, coaches, distinguished personalities, businesses, academia, media and more, the two-day AfroSport Summit aims to fuel development, tackling the continent’s peculiar challenges and charting a new course for socio-economic growth.

The event consists of a congress, industry talks, expo, cocktail gala, and more.

About SULC

SULC’s mission and tradition is to provide access and opportunity to a diverse group of students from underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups to obtain a high-quality legal education with training in both civil and common law. Additionally, SULC’s mission is to train a cadre of lawyers equipped with the skills necessary for the practice of law and for positions of leadership in society.

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February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 By admin

AfroSport 2023 advisory board revealed as Africa heads for Accra for Ghana summit

The African Sports Centre for Data, Research and Technology (ASC) has announced a roster of top sport executives in Africa and beyond as Advisory Board for the 2023 edition of the AfroSport Summit slated for Accra, Ghana, from August 2-3.

Former Simba SC and Young Africans SC CEO Senzo Mbatha, Sports Connect Africa founder and CEO Cynthia Mumbo and Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) partner Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya are among the six-member panel.

The rest include Fifa high performance specialist Abdul Faisal Chibsah, Kora Stats CEO Mohamed Adel Elbrady and GOAL Africa head of content Ed Dove.

The board will provide advice to shape the organization of AfroSport 2023 following a successful inaugural event in 2022.

A two-day summit set for the Accra International Conference Centre, AfroSport brings together major sports stakeholders in Africa and beyond to a special event for learning and sharing ideas, advancing discussions, and networking in a unique intersection of science and business.

Various stakeholders of the sport value chain in Africa and beyond, including clubs, federations, leagues, athletes, coaches, businesses, media, academia, and distinguished personalities are expected to attend.

The event features a congress, industry talks, expo, and a gala cocktail in a unique platform for networking, advancing discussions, education, charting a path for sport development in Africa, among others.

The Spanish LaLiga, Stats Perform Opta, VALD Performance, the Johan Cruyff Institute, the Ghana Football Association, the Ghana Olympic Committee, and the Ghana Ministry of Sports were among partners and collaborators for the maiden event in 2022.

February 6, 2023February 8, 2023 By admin

AfroSport 2023 Summit in Accra Ghana date announced

The 2023 AfroSport Summit has been scheduled for August 2-3 in Ghana’s capital of Accra.

The second edition following the inaugural event in 2022, AfroSport 2023 is set to bring together major stakeholders of the African sport value chain for a two-day gathering in a unique platform of an intersection between science and business for networking, advancing discussions, education, charting a path for sport development in Africa, among others, at the Accra International Conference Centre.

Clubs, federations, leagues, athletes, coaches, businesses, media, academia, and distinguished personalities are expected to attend the event which will feature a congress, industry talks, expo, and a gala cocktail.

“We are excited to start counting down to another event following the success of 2022,” Prince Narkortu Teye, CEO of the African Sports Centre for Data, Research and Technology (ASC), organisers of the event, has stated.

“Our goal is to make AfroSport the No.1 gathering place of the African sport industry, and we are happy to see the event grow from a one-day event in 2022 to a two-day summit in 2023.

“We have keenly studied the first event and are focused on increasing the overall quality, experience and value, building on each edition.”

Championing this year’s event will be an advisory board of renowned sport industry individuals across Africa and beyond, the members set to be announced on February 16.

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August 12, 2022February 8, 2023 By admin

AfroSport 2022 Summit comes to life in Accra Ghana

It was a day to connect, discuss, learn, and engage as the African Sport Centre’s AfroSport 2022 summit came to life in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday.

From clubs, federations, businesses, academia, athletes, coaches, to media and more, it was indeed a rich gathering of various personalities within the sport value chain in Africa and beyond.

The event, to be held annually, was supported by the Government of Ghana and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), and the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the Spanish LaLiga, Stats Perform Opta, VALD Performance and the Johan Cruyff Institute.

“We hope that this experience does not only enhance learning, knowledge exchange and business, but also importantly serves as an annual connecting ground for networking and facilitation of collaboration for the diverse members of the sport value chain,” AfroSport CEO Prince Narkortu Teye said in his welcome address.

Former CAF deputy general secretary and found and general secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana, Anthony Baffoe, who presented a Special Guest’s address, congratulated AfroSport organisers for the initiative, while urging the ASC to also focus on the after-value of the event.

Unlike the maiden summit which lasted for just a day, the 2023 edition of AfroSport will be a two-day event.

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