{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/697220efd284f5cd09e28b1a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rwanda’s spree in La-La Land takes sports sponsorship layout above $50m a year","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/1769086835796-f6924efc-3258-4528-9ebc-4e8f776c1d60.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Why is Visit Rwanda spending over $20m per year sponsoring&nbsp;two&nbsp;LA-based sports franchises?</p><p><br></p><p>How&nbsp;do the recent deals with the NBA's Clippers and the NFL’s Rams fit into the country’s wider sports sponsorship strategy?</p><p><br></p><p>Why did&nbsp;the Premier League’s&nbsp;Arsenal choose not to renew its deal with Visit Rwanda?</p><p><br></p><p>Why are three central African countries – Rwanda,&nbsp;the Democratic Republic of the&nbsp;Congo&nbsp;and the Republic of the Congo&nbsp;– targeting sport to promote themselves?</p><p><br></p><p>Matthew Glendinning, European Sponsorship Editor&nbsp;at&nbsp;SportBusiness, discusses these topics – including a full breakdown of the financials of the deals – with Frank Dunne,&nbsp;SportBusiness’s&nbsp;Editor-at-Large.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You can subscribe to&nbsp;Inside the Deal&nbsp;on&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sportbusiness-podcast/id1804579275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/4Vsc2tHkTF8hxm4w3UFEEX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;Spotify</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b3420d4a-5387-4e2e-bf43-f88e859c00c2/the-sportbusiness-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Amazon Music</strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://sportbusiness.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SportBusiness.com</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/subscription-options/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host</strong>:&nbsp;Frank Dunne</p><p><strong>Contributors</strong>: Matthew Glendinning</p><p><strong>Editor</strong>: Lumi&nbsp;Lehmuskallio</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources</strong>:</p><p>1&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/2026/01/visit-rwanda-commits-major-spend-on-la-based-assets/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Rwanda commits major spend on LA-based properties |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>2&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/news/visit-rwanda-enters-us-with-clippers-rams/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Rwanda enters US with Clippers, Rams |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a>&nbsp;</p><p>3&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/news/arsenal-opts-against-renewal-with-visit-rwanda/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal opts against renewal with Visit Rwanda |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a>&nbsp;</p><p>4&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/2025/06/drc-follows-rwanda-visibility-path-with-ac-milan-and-monaco/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DRC follows Rwanda visibility path with AC Milan and Monaco |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a>&nbsp;</p><p>5&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/news/barcelona-deal-extends-dr-congos-football-drive/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona deal extends DR Congo’s football drive |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a>&nbsp;</p><p>6&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/news/congo-enters-french-football-with-lyon-deal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Congo enters French football with Lyon deal |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a>&nbsp;</p><p>7&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/2025/07/tourism-sector-provides-growth-for-sport-in-post-covid-boom/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tourism sector provides growth for sport in post-Covid boom |&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Sponsorship</a></p>","author_name":"SportBusiness"}