Today
saw Soccerex, the global leader for the business of football, hold a press
conference in Durban to announce a new venue and partnerships for the Soccerex
African Forum.
This
year’s Soccerex African Forum, being held 1-2 October, will be moving to the
internationally renowned Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban to accommodate a
larger exhibition space and a second studio for the expanding conference
programme.
The
stadium was one of the iconic venues of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in South
Africa, due to its famous arch, and played host to a total of 7 games,
including the semi-final between Germany and Spain. Since the World Cup the
stadium has continued to serve as a world class venue for multiple sports
including the 2013 African Cup of Nations and international Twenty20 cricket
games. It has also become the home ground of AmaZulu FC.
The
announcement was made by Soccerex CEO, Duncan Revie, who was joined on stage by
Lara McLeod, Marketing & Communications Manager of the Moses Mabhida
Stadium and Stanley Matthews, SuperSport’s Sports & Commercial Director for
Africa.
Stanley
Matthews expressed his delight at the partnership saying “This is yet another
exciting platform for SuperSport to reinforce its commitment to the development
of football and football expertise in Africa. Stakeholders from throughout the
continent can come together, share ideas, our approaches to the challenges we
face and network with the interests of football on the continent in mind. It is
a fantastic forum”.
Head
of Marketing for SuperSport, Nomsa Mazibuko confirmed the new two year
partnership with Soccerex that will see them become the exclusive broadcast
partner for the event. As part of the partnership, SuperSport will host a
series of special workshops to promote the development of best practice within
the business of football in Africa focusing on key topics such as compliance,
marketing, media, sponsorship and technical issues. Mazibuko stressed that
SuperSport was happy to make a contribution to the off-the-field leadership
element of football, beyond the thousands of hours which the broadcaster
devotes to screening the best of world football including the English Premier
League, UEFA Champions League and the Bundesliga amongst others.
The
Soccerex African Forum will bring together 1,000 senior football decision
makers together with businesses from across the continent and the world for two
days of unrivalled learning, networking and business opportunities to unite the
business of football in Africa. You can find the conference agenda for this
year’s Forum here: http://www.soccerex.com/events/africa/whos-speaking/
For
further information about this event please call +44 (0)208 987 5522or visit http://www.soccerex.com/africa
