Cover Story · Issue 04Built to Lose?
Africa, the World Cup, and football's unequal economy — why the continent powers the global game but captures only a fraction of the industry built around it.
AFCON, the World Cup, leagues and the markets that move around them.
Cover Story · Issue 04Africa, the World Cup, and football's unequal economy — why the continent powers the global game but captures only a fraction of the industry built around it.
Focus · Issue 03For years African football bled money. Now it is finally in the black. The real story of AFCON 2025 isn’t just who lifts the trophy — it’s a $9.48m profit that signals a commercial awakening.
Focus · Issue 03Africa produces some of the world’s most valuable footballers but captures virtually none of the wealth they generate — a system so efficient at extraction it would make colonial-era traders envious.
Focus · Issue 01Better known as the home of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania also deserves to be known for one of the most thriving football-business industries on the continent — and AFCON 2027 is coming.