Such was the man — helpful, understanding, ready to listen (and TALK), efficient, DIPLOMATIC, forthright — Ambassador Anthony Andanje (Balozi).
In Washington, D.C., in September 2018, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo declared and formally launched “The Year of Return, Ghana 2019” for Africans in the Diaspora, giving fresh impetus to…
In Kenya and many other countries, football provides the largest platform for sports betting. Combine that with Internet penetration through mobile, you have the next big thing if not already the big thing.
Kenya is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa, if not the world. Ethnicity has played a central role in almost all spheres of the country’s development…
I had the pleasure and privilege to interview with Ed Bowers from Education2Sport. on my sports career journey thus far, my thoughts on developing grassroots football in Africa and my vision for The Football Foundation for Africa. Hope you enjoy and always happy to receive your feedback.
“As FIFA increases its efforts to grow the women’s game for all, the organisation recognises that more can be done to develop the grassroots, sporting and commercial growth of…
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That said, key areas that needed attention were hospitality, transport, infrastructure and security. Infrastructure should have been placed at the top of the agenda and construction and or renovation of stadiums and training grounds commenced immediately the country was handed the hosting rights. Hospitality has been a mainstay of Kenya’s economy, while security and transport were areas the government was already tending to, prior to the announcement. So in essence we only needed to work on the stadiums
Like any other organisation, FIFA’s business model faces risks that could be broadly classified into reputational, strategic and business risks. This article looks to expound on these 3 forms of risk and then narrows down to a challenge facing many football organisations in the coming decade – decreased fan involvement.
FIFA’s business model revolves around the quadrennial FIFA World Cup tournament, a product which the international federation sells to commercial partners, media broadcasters and fans obtaining billions of dollars in revenue. The tournament draws billions of viewers from around the world and is considered the second biggest sporting event in the world behind the Olympics.
Participants lauded the initiative that was aimed towards bringing together the different players in society to address a key issue facing many youths today – unemployment. Towards this end, players were encouraged to interact both on and off the field, to exchange ideas and opportunities both within and outside the sports arena, including business ideas, career opportunities advice etc. Players and fans also expressed their satisfaction with the organisation of the tournament, congratulating the project team for a job well-done.
TMS’s strong appropriability is mainly drawn from the legal or institutional framework under which it operates. In October 2010, the International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) developed by FIFA TMS became mandatory for Member Associations and clubs worldwide to use when completing an international professional player transfer. This effectively locked out anyone seeking to create a similar system as it would be of little or no value.
An innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product (good or service), or process, a new marketing method, or a new organisational method in business practices, workplace organisation or external relations. The TMS perfectly fits this definition from the Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, 3rd Edition.
Colombian Jorge Mesa who works as a driver for the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the UN Office in Geneva was equally elated, “In addition to participating in this tournament, I enjoy playing together with my friends from Paraguay, Chile and other parts of the world every Friday.” Jorge turned out for the UEFA team.
The amazing story that was Iceland, first-timers at the finals going all the way to the quarter finals knocking out the “mighty” England along the way. There’s could have been a fairy tale to many but behind the scenes I believe the Icelanders knew they were capable.