Sports - January 12, 2024

Multichoice says SuperSport will air all AFCON matches

Espinews January 12, 2024

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As the 2023 African Cup of Nations set to go live, Multichoice said customers of DStv and Gotv will have the opportunity to view all the matches.

AFCON will commence from Saturday, January 13, through to February 11, 2024, and the pay-TV giant said in a statement it has reached an agreement with New World TV, a Togolese audio-visual group and AFCON broadcast rights holder for sub-Saharan Africa, to now air all 52 matches of the tournament in Cote d’Ivoire live.

MultiChoice had last week said SuperSport channel on DSTV would not be able to broadcast the AFCON tournament live for not securing the rights to do so.

Having secured the rights, MultiChoice said, “SuperSport to broadcast all AFCON games live after MultiChoice secures broadcast rights January 10, 2024.

MultiChoice added that it reached “a commercially viable agreement” with rights holders, New World TV (NWTV), to broadcast the 34th edition of Africa’s premier men’s football competition.

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