AFP presents a reportage of 40 photos taken by Luis Tato on July 10, 2026, showing the NFL Flag Africa Continental Championships in Nairobi. 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.. Search for all these reportage images using: KEN-OLY-2028-AMFOOT-FLAG-NFL Search "REPORTAGE" to source all feature, magazine and visual stories. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A player of Nigeria's national men's senior flag football team attempts to score a touchdown as an Egypt player pulls his flag 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)

TOPSHOT - A player of Egypt's national women's senior flag football team pulls the flag of a Nigeria player 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)

TOPSHOT - A player of Nigeria's national women's senior flag football team pulls the flag of an Egypt player 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)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Benicio del Toro watches the 2026 NBA Summer League game between the Sacramento Kings and the Washington Wizards at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Dylan Cardwell #32 of the Sacramento Kings dunks against Felix Okpara #34 of the Washington Wizards in the third quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Darryn Peterson #22 of the Utah Jazz looks on in the fourth quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game against the LA Clippers at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Darryn Peterson #22 of the Utah Jazz shoots a free throw against the LA Clippers in the fourth quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)