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Entertainment, Gaming Firm NagaWorld To Kit Cambodian Staff For SEA Games05 / 17 / 13Entertainment and gaming sector firm NagaWorld "will sponsor off-the-field apparel for the entire Cambodian contingent" during the forthcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar beginning Dec. 11, according to H.S. Manjunath of the PHNOM PENH POST. The sponsorship this year "will include out... Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Africa |
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Sporting goods retailer Intersport is set to enter its 43rd market, Morocco. With plans to open at least 12 stores, Intersport has granted a sub-license for the Moroccan market to Intersport Spain. The Spanish group has founded a joint venture with a local partner, Iska Management ( ISPO, 4/26 ) ...
Libya Investing In Stadium Development
Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Awad Ibrahim Elbarasi has said the country plans to invest 400M dinars ($314M) this year on "developing stadiums for its staging of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations," according to SOCCEREX. Elbarasi’s comments come after the "Libyan government this month revealed pla ...
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FIFA Gives Libya Green Light
FIFA "has lifted a ban" on Libya hosting football matches despite the North African country "still facing precarious security issues after the '11 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi," according to Ghaith Shennib of REUTERS. In a statement, FIFA said, "FIFA has decided to re-authorize matches in Libya, ...
Barcelona, IOC Partner For Youth Cup
FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell and IOC President Jacques Rogge Wednesday signed an agreement between the two organizations that will help create the Olympafrica FutbolNet Cup, a series of football tournaments for 12- to 15-year-old children in 23 African countries, according to MUNDO DEPORTIVO ...
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The sound of the vuvuzela could fade from South African football grounds, but "not because of the droning wall of noise that made it so unpopular with global audiences during the 2010 World Cup." Premier League officials say that "though they are not yet pursuing a ban, it has become a topic of conv ...
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Egypt Extends Ban Of Football Fans
Egyptian authorities have expanded a ban on fans attending football matches to include int'l as well as domestic games "in a bid to prevent violence that is likely to backfire and spark renewed incidents," according to James M. Dorsey of MIDDLE EAST ONLINE. Sports Minister Al-Emary Farouq announced ...
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S. African Rugby Union Reports Profits
The South African Rugby Union "has reported modest pre-tax profits" of 6.2M rand ($675,300) for the year ended Dec. 31, according to Nick Said of REUTERS. Group revenue rose 15% to $75M from $65M, "due mainly to an increase in income from broadcasting rights, sponsorships and home tests," which we ...
FIFA Back S. Africa Match-Fixing Inquiry
The match-fixing scandal involving the South African national team "is to be investigated by an independent enquiry" backed by FIFA, according to the BBC. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said, "This long-standing open case is harming South African football. It is vital this matter is concluded ...
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FIFA, S. African Government Face Off
FIFA has written to the South African government warning it against a judicial inquiry into the recent football match-fixing scandals, saying that "the matter should rather be handled" by the country's FA, according to Mark Gleeson of REUTERS. Several of South Africa's warm-ups before it hosted the ...
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Puma Terminates Uganda Contract
Sports manufacturer Puma has "reportedly terminated" its contract as the official suppliers of sports kits to Uganda, according to Katende & Bakama of NEW VISION. Most of the kits offered to the country ahead of major events "have not been used for their intended purpose." Officials "usually tak ...
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