Views: 1
SuperSport to broadcast all AFCON games after securing last-minute broadcast rights
The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is a biennial international men’s football competition in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 1. The 34th edition of Afcon will be held in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024 1. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in June-July 2023, but was moved due to fears about playing it in the rainy season 1. The opening match will feature the hosts, Ivory Coast, against one of the Group A opponents they are drawn against 1. The top two teams and the four best-ranked third-placed teams from the six initial groups will advance to the round of 16, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, a match for third place and the final to follow 1. Some of the biggest stars in football will be hoping to win the tournament, including Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Andre Onana, and Wilfried Zaha
SuperSport will broadcast all 52 matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast 2023 (Afcon) live after MultiChoice secured the rights to broadcast the continent’s showpiece tournament, which kicks off on 13 January 2024 until 11 February 2024.
JOHANESBURG, South Africa, Jan 11 – Sub-Saharan African football fans can breathe a sigh of relief after South African broadcaster Supersport announced it will broadcast all 52 matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which starts in Ivory Coast on Saturday.
Supersport, through parent company Multichoice secured last minutes right for the African football extravaganza after initially having missed out.
MultiChoice reached a commercially viable agreement with rightsholders, New World TV (NWTV), to broadcast the 34th edition of Africa’s premier men’s football competition taking place in Ivory Coast.
Rendani Ramovha, SuperSport CEO, said: “We are delighted to be able to showcase the best of African football live to our viewers.”
As part of this agreement, Nimonka Kolani, Managing Director of NWTV, declared: “By securing the rights to CAN 2023 under the leadership of Dr Patrice Motsepe, SuperSport and NWTV prove that nothing is more important than the happiness of Africans who wish to follow the exploits of their favourite team during the biggest football competition in Africa.”
Capital FM Kenya