WHO WE ARE
FOUNDERS
Kyle McLean
CEO
Originally from South Africa, Kyle has built this team to compete with the best in football data analytics. He also has experience playing top-flight futsal and youth coaching, along with extensive data and analytics expertise due to his background in statistics.
CEO
Originally from South Africa, Kyle has built this team to compete with the best in football data analytics. He also has experience playing top-flight futsal and youth coaching, along with extensive data and analytics expertise due to his background in statistics.
Ayobami
Animasahun
Head of Western African Region
Statistics and Analytics Lead With an MSc in statistics, Ayobami is a current sportswriter working in Nigeria. He has extensive experience coding in R and Matlab, with advanced analytics knowledge and experience that allows him to build robust models to exploit margins in the market. He is a well-recognised figure in the Nigerian game and is a recognised expert on the league.
Animasahun
Head of Western African Region
Statistics and Analytics Lead With an MSc in statistics, Ayobami is a current sportswriter working in Nigeria. He has extensive experience coding in R and Matlab, with advanced analytics knowledge and experience that allows him to build robust models to exploit margins in the market. He is a well-recognised figure in the Nigerian game and is a recognised expert on the league.
Kwadwo Hemeng
Head of Scouting
Kwadwo is presently working with a Ghanaian Premier League club and has the experience and on-the-ground knowhow to add insight beyond just the analytical trends. He can work with client’s onsite analytics teams to explain the underlying fundamentals creating the trends we isolate in our data packages. Additionally, he alsohas experience as a football writer, writing for recognisable publications such as Scouted Football and From The Stands.
Head of Scouting
Kwadwo is presently working with a Ghanaian Premier League club and has the experience and on-the-ground knowhow to add insight beyond just the analytical trends. He can work with client’s onsite analytics teams to explain the underlying fundamentals creating the trends we isolate in our data packages. Additionally, he alsohas experience as a football writer, writing for recognisable publications such as Scouted Football and From The Stands.
Abdulhamid
Abdulkareem
Head of Legal
Abdulhamid holds an LLB in Common and Islamic Law. He is our legal expert and handles all legal elements of the firm. He also has experience writing football analytical reviews online, where he assists our team with player and tactical reports. He is based out of Ibadan in Nigeria.
Abdulkareem
Head of Legal
Abdulhamid holds an LLB in Common and Islamic Law. He is our legal expert and handles all legal elements of the firm. He also has experience writing football analytical reviews online, where he assists our team with player and tactical reports. He is based out of Ibadan in Nigeria.
Alex Collings
Head of Southern African Region
Alex is presently completing his MPhil in Cape Town, South Africa. His ability to critically analyse concepts from a holistic viewpoint as well as on an individual perspective ties in well with his interest in football analytics, allowing him to provide insights other team members cannot. This applies on an individual scouting and recruitment level as well as on a model building and research level.
Head of Southern African Region
Alex is presently completing his MPhil in Cape Town, South Africa. His ability to critically analyse concepts from a holistic viewpoint as well as on an individual perspective ties in well with his interest in football analytics, allowing him to provide insights other team members cannot. This applies on an individual scouting and recruitment level as well as on a model building and research level.
Demba Ndiaye
Head of Francophone Region
Working out of Dakar, Demba is an experienced online news editor, curating breaking news journalism out of Senegal and the greater West African region. He gives our company a presence in the Francophone world, as well as an experienced high standard of report and website publishing. His experience allows us to bridge language barriers in Europe and Africa, allowing us to access subjective data for reviewing players beyond just their on-field attributes.
Head of Francophone Region
Working out of Dakar, Demba is an experienced online news editor, curating breaking news journalism out of Senegal and the greater West African region. He gives our company a presence in the Francophone world, as well as an experienced high standard of report and website publishing. His experience allows us to bridge language barriers in Europe and Africa, allowing us to access subjective data for reviewing players beyond just their on-field attributes.
Dougie Wright
Head of Data Analytics & Player Recruitment
Now based in Glasgow, Dougie was previously the recruitment analyst for Wigan Athletic and, before that, Livingston FC. He brings elite player recruitment experience at the highest levels of the game and specialises in data analysis and visualisation, with an MSc in Business Analysis and Consulting. He is skilled in using R to produce visuals that are easily comprehensible and value adding to the talent identification process.
Head of Data Analytics & Player Recruitment
Now based in Glasgow, Dougie was previously the recruitment analyst for Wigan Athletic and, before that, Livingston FC. He brings elite player recruitment experience at the highest levels of the game and specialises in data analysis and visualisation, with an MSc in Business Analysis and Consulting. He is skilled in using R to produce visuals that are easily comprehensible and value adding to the talent identification process.
NATIONAL SCOUTS
Eskander TamratSoftware Engineer & National Scout for Ethiopia
Eskender has experience as a software engineer for a tech company who works primarily in Python. He is also locally renowned for his insights on football, writing for online Ethiopian publications. He covers the Ethiopian Premier League for us from Addis Ababa.
Eskander TamratSoftware Engineer & National Scout for Ethiopia
Eskender has experience as a software engineer for a tech company who works primarily in Python. He is also locally renowned for his insights on football, writing for online Ethiopian publications. He covers the Ethiopian Premier League for us from Addis Ababa.
Eurico Costa Video Editor & National Scout for Angola
Eurico is based out of Luanda and is a well-known online sportswriter in Angola, having published several articles and videos on the Angolan Girabola. His video editing experience gives us further benefits in compiling highlight packages on our scouted players continentally.
Lwazi Shwala
Psychological Analyst & National Scout for South Africa
Lwazi, operating out of Johannesburg, has an MSc in Applied Psychology and has the experience and skills in evaluating the psychological attributes of players. He analyses the player’s behaviour on and off the pitch to estimate what they bring to a club, beyond their footballing abilities. He will also assist in covering the PSL and NFD in South Africa.
Michael MwebeFootball Scout and National Scout for Tanzania
Michael has long term experience of working in the professional football environment, having worked for a Tanzanian Premier League club and the TFF. With extensive experience in scouting and assisting international transfers of Tanzanian players, he also has experience as a media pundit, analyst and columnist, making him the foremost expert on Tanzanian football right now.