Players of Nigeria's national women's senior flag football team line up and chant before taking the field for their final 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)

A player of Nigeria's national men's senior flag football team celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Egypt 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)

A match official on the sideline reacts while holding up a down marker during a 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 Nigeria's national men's senior flag football team line up to take the field before their game against Egypt 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)

Players of Kenya's national women's senior flag football team secure their flags before their game against South Africa 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)

Players of South Africa's national mixed junior flag football team play table football during a break 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)

A player of Nigeria's national women's senior flag football team runs with the ball to score a touchdown against Egypt 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)

Flag footballs and coaching equipment lie on the sideline 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)