Advertise with Matchday Global
The fastest-growing Africa-first football media brand, read by supporters in Lagos, London, New York, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cairo and Abu Dhabi. If your brand reaches football fans, we have an audience worth talking to.
12
Leagues covered — top 5 Europe, UCL, plus Africa flagship
7-day
Editorial cadence — new stories every single day
3
Data providers behind every livescore, stat, and price
Inventory
Run-of-site banner
Standard IAB placements across article and league pages — leaderboard, MPU, half-page. Viewable CPM tracked via our publisher verification stack.
From $14 CPM · programmatic or direct IO
Daily-brief takeover
Full-width sponsor slot above the first editorial item in the daily Matchday Brief. Native-style design, one advertiser per day.
From $1,200 per send
Branded content series
Three-part tactical series researched and written by our editorial team, published as sponsored content with full transparency. Brand cannot approve angle; brand can approve factual corrections only.
From $8,500 per series
YouTube pre-roll + integration
Pre-roll across our YouTube highlights + one integrated mention per video in the week. Audience skews 18-34 with strong UK, Nigeria, South Africa, US cores.
Scoped — request rate card
What we will not do
- Run unlicensed crypto, forex, or unregulated betting creative.
- Hand editorial control to an advertiser. Sponsored content is clearly disclosed and our editors own the angle.
- Serve pop-ups, interstitials, or auto-playing audio — it kills the reading experience.
- Sell your first-party data or combine it with advertiser data beyond what the law permits.
Licensed betting operators
We partner with a small number of licensed operators only. Every partner carries a clearly labelled Partner badge, the rel=“sponsored” attribute, and a responsible-gambling notice. We do not accept operators licensed outside the regulated markets we serve, and we do not run predatory creative.
18+ only. Gambling involves risk. Please bet responsibly. BeGambleAware.org
Let’s talk
Email our partnerships team at partners@matchday-global.com with your brief, your flight dates and a rough budget band. We’ll come back within two working days with a media plan. Alternatively use our contact form.
Advertising is sold by El-Kairos International Services. CEO: Oluwatayo Omoniyi.