There has been much talk of MMA as a sport across the continent, especially in recent time. A sport that has strong roots across Africa with traditional wrestling forms such as Dambe extremely popular in West Africa.

With the recent news of the Professional Fighters League launching in Africa in Q1 and leading athletes at the top of MMA such as Francis Ngannou, Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya & Dricus du Plessis.

In this episode, we have an insightful conversation with Maxwell Kalu, who is spearheading the growth of the African Warriors Fighting Championships. A growing tournament, currently in Nigeria, looking to take Dambe across the continent and develop the next stars of the continent.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction and Welcome

[00:25] Exploring Traditional Wrestling and Dambe

[00:56] Guest Introduction: Maxwell Kalu

[02:47] The Cultural Significance of Dambe

[05:15] International Appeal and Growth

[07:39] Synergies with Global Combat Sports

[10:55] Strategic Plans for African Warriors

[13:25] The Genesis of African Warriors

[19:05] Commercial Milestones and Media Strategy

[28:31] Fighter Stories and Personalities

[33:05] Future Prospects and Call to Action

[35:34] Conclusion and Farewell

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In our 2nd part of our podcast with the Sporting Chance Fund, we delve deeper into the landscape of the investment sector of the African Sports market.

With many global organisations assessing how to best enter the African market, this has also seen a growth in investors in the market too from wealthy individuals, angels investors and Venture Capitalists.

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• 0.00 - 1:30 - Introduction.
• 1:30 - 8:50 - Different types of investors involved with Sporting Chance Funds.
• 8:50 - 20:21 - Challenges businesses in sport face.
• 20:21 - 24:00 - Sectors In sports investors are interested in.
• 24:00 - 30:30 - How can the sports business demonstrate its impact to attract investment?
• 30:30 - 31:13 - Ending.

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Would you say that there is a growing merge between investment and the African sports market?

With many global organisations assessing how to best enter the African market, this has also seen a growth in investors in the market too from wealthy individuals, angels investors and Venture Capitalists.

This episode, we take a deep dive into the investor landscape and assess how investment can be used as a catalytic converter to boost the African sports market and what really do investors look for before investing?

Gabriel Ajala is joined by Charlie Appleton & Anjali Saini from the Sporting Chance Fund & Sebastian McKinlay.

Timestamp:

• 0.00 - 2:40 - Introduction.
• 2:40 - 16:00 - Trends In African Sport Market.
• 16:00 - 24:30 - The role of Challenge Funds & Catalytic Capitals.
• 24:30 - 38:50 - Sporting Chance funds.
• 38:50 - 44:30 - What are investors looking for?
• 44:30 - 48:50 - Challenges and opportunities for investors.
• 48:50 - 49:31 - Ending.

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