Invest Africa CEO Joined ACG Advisory Board
Chantelé Carrington will guide sport and entertainment district projects to bridge the gap between concept and institutional capital.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2026 in People
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Invest Africa CEO Chantelé Carrington has joined the African Collaborations Group (ACG) Advisory Board to assist in structuring large-scale sport and entertainment projects. The move aims to accelerate the development of bankable infrastructure across the continent.
Why it matters
This appointment creates a direct link between institutional capital and the emerging African sport economy. By integrating private sector leadership into ACG projects, the board aims to streamline the pathway from early-stage concepts to final delivery.
Invest Africa currently maintains a network of over 400 member organizations. The broader African sport economy is projected to reach $20 billion in value by 2035.
The players
Chantelé Carrington
The CEO of Invest Africa and former Strategic International Markets Leader at PwC with two decades of professional experience.
Invest Africa
A business network with over 400 member organizations focused on driving investment and trade across the African continent.
African Collaborations Group
A development firm that originates and structures large-scale sport and entertainment district projects in Africa.
The details
The ACG Advisory Board functions by convening a cross-section of government officials, regulators, and private investors to de-risk project development. Carrington’s role involves leveraging her experience to help structure these initiatives as bankable assets. This strategy shifts the focus from purely conceptual planning to securing the necessary institutional funding for district-level infrastructure.
Timeline
Carrington chaired the UK-Africa Investment Summit Technical Assistance Facility in 2020.
Chantelé Carrington became CEO of Invest Africa in January 2024.
Carrington was appointed to the ACG Advisory Board on October 12, 2026.
Africa's sport economy is projected to reach $20 billion by 2035.
Market Landscape
This appointment follows the industry-wide push to monetize Africa's sport economy, a sector expected to reach $20 billion by 2035. The move reflects a broader trend of integrating private financial leadership into specialized regional infrastructure development.
Operators in the infrastructure and sport development sectors should monitor ACG’s project pipeline for new capital-seeking partnerships. This development signals that institutional investors are increasingly prioritizing structured, bankable projects in these nascent African markets.
The takeaway
The appointment underscores the need to translate regional sector growth into rigid, investment-ready business models. Leaders should track future ACG project structures as a benchmark for how local sport initiatives can successfully attract large-scale international capital.
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