Cleveland officially has ties to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Cleveland Browns have been granted the rights for international marketing by the NFL in this southwestern country in Africa.
There are international markets operated by the NFL for most of the globe. The most recent areas to open up are Japan, South Korea, Argentina, Colombia, and Nigeria which is the initial market in the continent of Africa of which the Browns have exclusive marking rights.
The Global Markets Program conceived by the NFL has a goal of developing interest in American Football outside of North America where it already has the largest following.