COMESA launches antitrust investigation into CAF, Lagardère Sports

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa’s (COMESA) competition commission launched an investigation into how Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Lagardère Sports marketed right to broadcast African football tournaments, according to an Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) statement. “The Commission has reason to believe that business conduct that restrains competition in the Common Market has been committed by the parties.”