Athlete protection
Insufficient Medical Support
Most athletes lack specialized medical monitoring, recovery protocols, and prevention programs that protect long-term careers.
L'Épicentre du Football en Afrique Centrale
We arebuildingan ecosystem
Kobo Sport is more than a sports project. We are building an active ecosystem of media, education, data, and talent development.
Operational base
A sports platform with media assets, talent data, field experience and a physical campus taking shape in Kinshasa
12 Ha +
campus site in Kinshasa
300+
Kobo ID player profiles
5 +
active verticals: media, data, training, field, infrastructure
Kobo ID talent intelligence
A data layer built to profile athletes, follow progression, and make talent easier to evaluate for clubs and partners.
Podcasts
Audio
Podcasts
Kobo Sport Podcast · Le Podcast de Jojo · Football Business Africa Podcast
Listen
Library
Books
Become a FIFA Agent · Kobo Sport publications
Browse
Expertise
Training
Become a FIFA Agent · Sports Journalism · Sports Diplomacy
Explore
On the field
JS Wangata
Partner club · Talent development
DiscoverIn operation
A living sports ecosystem.
Kobo Sport connects editorial media, training programs, Kobo ID, publications and field activity around one professional sports platform.Audio
Podcasts
Kobo Sport Podcast · Le Podcast de Jojo · Football Business Africa Podcast
ListenLibrary
Books
Become a FIFA Agent · Kobo Sport publications
BrowseExpertise
Training
Become a FIFA Agent · Sports Journalism · Sports Diplomacy
ExploreOn the field
JS Wangata
Partner club · Talent development
DiscoverOperational insights
The challenges we address through sport, data and education
Our work starts from concrete gaps observed around athlete development, medical support, career pathways and talent visibility in DRC and across African sport.
01
International competitiveness
Declining Performance
Regional talent is losing visibility and competitiveness on the international sports scene because development infrastructure is fragmented.
Talent pipeline
No Structured Onboarding Academy
Young athletes enter the system without a clear pathway for scouting, education, performance tracking, and progression into professional opportunities.
Contract trust
Opaque Contracts & Unethical Agents
Families, clubs, and athletes face unclear deal structures, informal representation, and limited safeguards around transfers and career decisions.
Premium academy
Zero Premium Academy in DRC
The DRC has the talent and demand, but no integrated premium academy combining sport, education, medicine, residence, and data.
Operational challenge
Zero Premium Academy in DRC
Our Ecosystem
One platform connecting sport, media, data, training and infrastructure.
From the field to the classroom, from media to Kobo ID, the platform follows the full journey of talent: identify, train, document, expose, host and protect.
Kobo Sport AcademyAcademy
Talent development and elite training
A structured academy model built to identify, train, educate, and prepare young athletes for professional pathways.
Kobo Sport InstituteInfrastructure
Premium campus and sports infrastructure
A physical operating base combining training fields, academic spaces, residence capacity, and professional sports facilities.
Kobo DigitalDigital Platform
Monitoring talent and leveraging athlete data
A digital layer for talent monitoring, performance tracking, scouting visibility, data products, and long-term athlete value creation.
Kobo Sport MedicalSports Medical
Health, recovery and performance readiness
A medical and recovery unit designed for athlete assessment, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance continuity.
Lodge Premium Kobo SportPremium Lodge
Hospitality and campus lodging
20 premium rooms designed for delegations, visiting teams, corporate retreats, expatriates, and high-value guests inside the campus.
Residential Offer
Lodge Premium Kobo Sport
20 premium rooms inside the 12-hectare campus.
A hospitality component designed to host sports delegations, partner meetings, training stays and professional visitors inside the campus environment.
20
premium rooms
12 Ha
integrated campus
3
high-value guest segments
Residential Offer
20 premium rooms inside the 12-hectare campus.
Corporate retreats & seminars
A premium setting for leadership offsites, workshops, and partner meetings.
Delegations & visiting teams
On-campus accommodation built for teams, staff, and sports delegations in transit.
Expats & HNWI guests
A controlled, high-comfort stay for premium clients seeking privacy and proximity.
Kobo ID
Making African talent visible and trackable.
A proprietary scouting platform that centralizes athlete profiles, progression signals and career information for clubs, agents and institutional partners.
300+
active player profiles
1
proprietary scouting database
24/7
talent visibility layer
9:41
Kobo ID
Talent board
Search talent, club, position...
KP
Forward prospect
U19 · Kinshasa · Academy track
VerifiedReadiness
91%
Scouting
A+
Medical ready
92%
Progress
+12% over 90 days
Scouting OS
Talent intelligence layer
Verified athlete profiles
Performance timeline
Scouting visibility
Home
Base
Track
Profile
A 12-hectare campus designed to anchor Kobo Sport's next stage of growth.
The campus gives a physical base to the platform's work in talent development, training, hospitality, sports medicine, data and football operations.
01
FIFA standards
02
LED lighting
03
Latest-generation synthetic turf
04
Two training fields
05
Sports medical center
06
Premium lodge
7 Ha
Football zone: stadium, 2 fields, medical center, lodge
5 Ha
Optionality zone: retail, commercial, Hospitality Phase 2
1,500
FIFA-standard stadium seats
Showcase
JS Wangata FC. Our field experience.
A visual look at the club environment where Kobo Sport observes local football, talent development, staff realities, competition rhythm and execution on the ground.
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Our Team
Sidonie Latere
CEO & Co-founder
Andre Michele
Co-founder
Jerome Reip
Board member
Alain Gouamene
Board member
Junior Mutumene
Board member
Cherno Jallow
Board member
Joseph Antoine Bell
Board member
Magazine
Latest magazine issues
June 2026
Built to lose?
Issue 01
Kobo Sport Magazine
Our sport focus
for structured talent pathways
Football
Football Talent Pathway
Structured scouting, academy training, tactical development, and progression pathways for athletes ready to move from local talent to professional opportunities.
Basketball
Basketball Development
Court-based skill programs, competition formats, and performance monitoring built to develop speed, coordination, teamwork, and competitive readiness.
Sport Medical
Recovery & Athlete Care
Assessment, prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery protocols designed to protect athletes while improving long-term readiness and performance.
News
Featured YouTube episodes
Three audio formats for Kobo Sport conversations, Jojo's interviews and football business analysis.
YouTube
African sport insight
A Kobo Sport video to explore the stories, people and ideas shaping African sport.
YouTube
Inside Kobo Sport
A short format capturing the energy, field culture and media voice of Kobo Sport.
YouTube
Talent pathways
A quick look at the ambitions, learning moments and opportunities around African talents.
Understand Kobo Sport
A platform for partners, talents, institutions and investors.
What makes Kobo Sport different in Africa?
Kobo Sport brings media, education, Kobo ID, field experience, sports medicine and infrastructure into one professional platform for African sport.
What does the ecosystem include?
The ecosystem includes magazines, podcasts, books, training programs, talent data, JS Wangata field experience, academy development, hospitality and medical support.
Why is the campus important?
The Kinshasa campus gives a permanent base to activities that require fields, classrooms, recovery spaces, lodging and professional infrastructure.
How does Kobo ID support talent development?
Kobo ID structures player profiles, performance indicators and progression signals so clubs and partners can evaluate talent with better context.
Which sports and services are included?
The platform focuses on football, basketball, sports medicine, talent data, training, media, events and athlete development services.