Sports Media

Reach Audiences Through the Power of Football

Sport creates more than attention. It creates conversation, loyalty, identity, and shared experience.

Football supporters actively follow news, match results, player stories, transfers, analysis, and opinion throughout the week. This ongoing interest gives brands the opportunity to appear in media environments that audiences deliberately choose to engage with.

Traditionally Wired Media connects brands with South African football audiences through recognised sports media platforms, including Soccer Laduma, Kick Off, and Fut Afrique on SABC 1. These partnerships help advertisers build awareness, improve brand familiarity, and become part of the conversations that matter to football supporters.

Why Sports Media Works

Football audiences are emotionally invested in the content they consume. Stories are followed closely, opinions are shared, and conversations continue beyond the original article, programme, or post.

Trusted Platforms Build Familiarity
Passion Creates Attention

Multiple Touchpoints Strengthen Recall

Sports media works alongside paid media, community radio, video-on-demand, in-app advertising, Wi-Fi advertising, and social media to create repeated audience exposure.

SOCCER LADUMA

Soccer Laduma is one of South Africa’s most recognised football media brands, delivering local and international football news, transfer updates, interviews, results, analysis, and opinion.

For advertisers, the platform provides access to a highly engaged audience that returns regularly for fresh football content.

Best suited to
  • National brand awareness
  • Consumer promotions
  • Product launches
  • Sponsored football content
  • Digital advertising
  • Audience engagement
  • Campaign amplification

KICK OFF

Kick Off is an established South African football media platform covering local and international football.

Its content environment allows brands to appear alongside news, analysis, interviews, team developments, and football stories that attract consistent audience attention.

Best suited to
  • Football-focused audience campaigns
  • National promotions
  • Product and service launches
  • Brand awareness
  • Sports and lifestyle campaigns
  • Digital campaign extension
  • Consumer engagement

FUT AFRIQUE ON SABC 1

Kick Off is an established South African football media platform covering local and international football.

Its content environment allows brands to appear alongside news, analysis, interviews, team developments, and football stories that attract consistent audience attention.

Best suited to
  • Football-focused audience campaigns
  • National promotions
  • Product and service launches
  • Brand awareness
  • Sports and lifestyle campaigns
  • Digital campaign extension
  • Consumer engagement

SEE SPORTS MEDIA IN ACTION

PUT YOUR BRAND IN THE FOOTBALL CONVERSATION

Connect with South African football audiences through trusted sports platforms and strategic media placement.