African Collaborations Group (ACG), a platform focused on developing bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems across Africa, has appointed former FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura to its Advisory Board. According to Kawowo Sports, Samoura is regarded as one of the most distinguished sport administrators of her generation. Her appointment is intended to support ACG's mission of advancing the industrialisation of sport in Africa through strategic project origination and collaboration.

Former FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has joined the Advisory Board of the African Collaborations Group (ACG), a strategic platform developing sports and entertainment infrastructure projects across Africa, according to Zalebs. Samoura led FIFA's administration as Secretary General from 2016 until 2023. She was the first woman and the first person from outside Europe to occupy the position. Her appointment adds high-level football administration experience to the group's work on African sports and entertainment development.

Since 2013, Uganda's women youth football has seen significant growth due to targeted investment, partnerships, and leadership, particularly under Fufa president Moses Magogo. The progress is attributed not only to Fufa but also to contributions from Fifa, Caf, and the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), marking a shift of the sport from the margins to the mainstream.

The South African Masters and Legends Football Association (Samlfa) has endorsed Sandile Zungu for the South African Football Association (Safa) presidency, according to IOL. The group is demanding merit-based structural integration within Safa, arguing that former players should be included in football structures so they can pass on vital technical knowledge to future generations and help drive local football development ahead of the association's elections.

A delegation from world football governing body FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to arrive in Abuja on Monday, Vanguard Sports reports. The visit comes amid conflicting accounts over proposed football reforms in Nigeria, with reports suggesting FIFA and the National Sports Commission, led by chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko and Director General Bukola Olopade, had reached an agreement, though Vanguard indicates another dimension to the discussions has emerged.

The Conversation Africa interview examines FIFA’s role in African football and questions Gianni Infantino’s development legacy. It says Infantino withdrew a proposal to open FIFA capital to private investors amid polemic, while the broader commodification of football continues. Citing researcher Gerard A. Akindes, it frames African football through capital, corporate interests and television influence in a globalized sport.