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Inside the lucrative rise of sports betting in Africa

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The sponsorship gap: Why Africaโ€™s sports market struggles to attract big brands

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Inside the lucrative rise of sports betting in Africa

Betting and African sports are two sides of the same coin, promising financial benefits for institutions and individuals. But at what cost?

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The sponsorship gap: Why Africaโ€™s sports market struggles to attract big brands

The big brands are not queuing to sponsor Africa’s $12 billion sports market. But Rwanda’s global partnerships and the NBA-backed BAL prove that the right systems can close the sponsorship gap with the rest of the world.

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