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Press Release – Berlin, 26 July 2024 │The first Afro Football Forum will take place at the NIO House, Kurfurstendamm, Berlin on 15 August, with the theme Impact Beyond the Pitch.
The Afro Football Forum is a meeting point for Africans working in football in Europe. It will bring together industry professionals working in football media, management, agency, marketing as well as parents of young footballers of African origin.
“We want to highlight the impact of Africans and other Black people in the football industry, beyond the pitch, and to create opportunities that comes with networking among ourselves, to learn from each other and stimulate growth,” said football journalist Lolade Adewuyi, the founder of the Afro Football Forum.
Some of the confirmed speakers include Dr. Ing. Fru Anwenwillie Ndenge of PBS, Cologne, Oma Akatugba of Oma Sports TV, Solange Tyrah Lee De Haas of FIFA, Zurich, Thierry Chipaushe of Forza Football, Gothenburg, Daniel Olasanmiju, founder of Motherland Berlin SC, Lassana Camara of AfricaFootUnited, Paris, Oluwabunmi Moses Egbebi of OE Sports, Salzburg, Komborerai Wilfred Chikwape, of the German Referees Association, Berlin, among others.
The event will be hosted by Kres Harrington, an award-winning African-American journalist and TV host who works for the Deutsche Welle.
Some of the panel discussions include ‘Why representation matters beyond the pitch’; ‘The power of storytelling – who is telling our stories’; ‘Lessons and opportunities from founding an African club in Germany’ and ‘Who is responsible for developing our talents?’
There will also be a special panel for parents of young and intending footballers titled ‘The secret to raising Black footballers they never tell you’.
Participants can register online at: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/afrofootball-forum-tickets-931545105487?aff=oddtdtcreator
