AFRICA FOOTGOAL is a conference 100% dedicated to football, initiated by JAPPO Sports & Entertainment (JSE) in 2021. After two editions organized online in 2021 and 2022, this 2025 edition will be in person in Dakar (Senegal).
AFRICA FOOTGOAL is simply a response to a growing need for professionalization of African football, a booming sector that requires structures, training, exchanges of expertise and an efficient and adapted economic model to optimize performance at all levels.
AFRICA FOOTGOAL takes place each year in a different African country and aims to showcase the African football industry (players, managers, journalists, etc.) so that the professionalization of football becomes a tangible reality throughout Africa.
Minister of Sports and Youth of Liberia
President Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Ministry of Youth and Sports of Burkina Faso
Directeur Général de l’Olympique Lyonnais - Ligue de Football Française
Membre du Conseil - FIFA
Directeur de CIS Médias
Journaliste, Vice-Présidente AIPS
Journaliste - Canal+
Président du Comité des Relations Internationales et de la Diplomatie de l’AUEFA
Ancien International Camerounais de Football, FIFPro Cameroun
Coordinateur Général de la Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
Ancien Garden de but international Camerounais
Ancien International Sénégalais de Football
Ancien International Sénégalais de Football
Agent de Joueur - France
Président SCO d’Angers - Ligue de Football Française
The conference 100% dedicated to football, AFRICA FOOTGOAL, is an essential event whose main objective is to provide a platform for exchange on African football. It is a unique platform that offers numerous opportunities, including:
AFRICA FOOTGOAL will also address important topics such as infrastructure development, marketing, the promotion of women’s football, the social role of football, and many other challenges facing African football.
Created in 2005, JAPPO Sports & Entertainment (JSE) is a company based in Dakar, Senegal and specialized in Consulting, Sports and Events Management. The Company also owns sportswear brand (JSPORTS) and specialized over the years in Sports Clubs management.
JAPPO Sports & Entertainment’s mission is to contribute to the development of sport in Africa through the professionalization of sports management and administration. The vision is to consolidate, in the short and medium term, its position on the African continent in order to extend its areas of expertise, recognized by the largest sports authorities, in the long term.
Since its creation, JSE has been active on several continents and has worked on major projects such as the African Games, the restructuring of the Association of African Olympic Committees (ANOCA), the Olympic and Paralympic bids of Sochi 2014, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 with organizations such as FIFA, the IOC, IPC, CONFEJES, the African Union, etc.
The Africa Footbook makes it possible to identify all the actors and leaders of African football. It will facilitate the connection between any interested person and the body of their choice to promote better sharing of data and information relating to football in Africa. The first edition of the Africa Footbook will be published in 2025.
