A player of South Africa's national men's senior flag football team celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Kenya during their game at the NFL Flag Africa Continental Championships at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on July 10, 2026. American Football's NFL came to Kenya this weekend for its latest competition on the African continent as it seeks to win converts to the sport. US sports have increasingly sought to break into the African market, with the NBA launching a high-profile Basketball Africa League in 2019, based in Rwanda.Recent days saw a third annual flag football competition staged by the National Football League (NFL) in Africa -- a non-contact version of the sport that has grown in popularity around the world and will make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)

Players of Ghana's national men's senior flag football team line up to take the field before a game during the NFL Flag Africa Continental Championships at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on July 10, 2026. American Football's NFL came to Kenya this weekend for its latest competition on the African continent as it seeks to win converts to the sport. US sports have increasingly sought to break into the African market, with the NBA launching a high-profile Basketball Africa League in 2019, based in Rwanda.Recent days saw a third annual flag football competition staged by the National Football League (NFL) in Africa -- a non-contact version of the sport that has grown in popularity around the world and will make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)

DETROIT, MI - JULY 12: Justin Verlander #35, Kevin McGonigle #7 and Riley Greene #31 of the Detroit Tigers pose with President and CEO of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment Ryan Gustafson during an event to honor their selection for the All-Star game before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Comerica Park on July 12, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY - JULY 12: Anina Urlass of Germany and Mass Sports Racing by JRP Motospor heads down a straight during the Moto4 Northern Cup Race 2 during the MotoGP Of Germany - Race at Sachsenring Circuit on July 12, 2026 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY - JULY 12: (L-R) Anina Urlass of Germany and Mass Sports Racing by JRP Motospor, Robin Siegert of Germany and Kiefer Racing and Thias Wenzel of Germany and SWAN96 pose on the podium during the Moto4 Northern Cup Race 2 during the MotoGP Of Germany - Race at Sachsenring Circuit on July 12, 2026 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

HAMPTON, GEORGIA - JULY 11: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia PFG/Academy Sports Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway on July 11, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

HAMPTON, GEORGIA - JULY 11: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia PFG/Academy Sports Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway on July 11, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

HAMPTON, GEORGIA - JULY 11: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia PFG/Academy Sports Toyota, enters his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway on July 11, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)