Kick Off (magazine)
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| Editor | Richard Maguire |
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| Categories | Football |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1994 |
| Company | Media24 Developing Markets Division |
| Country | South Africa |
| Based in | Cape Town |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.kickoff.com |
Kick Off is a football magazine and website published by Media24. Its main focus is on domestic South African competitions including the Premier Soccer League.
The magazine was established in 1994 by Rob Moore and has its headquarters in Cape Town.
Kick Off sells around 50,000 magazines every month, and has well over 1.5 million readers according to industry measurements.
Kick Off's website is one of the largest sports websites in Africa, and registers at least 500,000 unique users each month. It has a Nigerian subsite which focuses on domestic Nigeria competitions.
Kick Off also produces an annual yearbook (annual statistical review/preview) that goes on sale each September.
In 2010, Kick Off was involved in producing FIFA’s official media for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, on behalf of then holding company, Touchline Media.