The National Television Authority (NTA) has successfully secured the exclusive broadcasting rights for the highly anticipated 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The monumental deal guarantees that every moment of the continental football show will be aired on NTA.
The announcement comes as a surprise after Multichoice, the owners of DSTV and Super Sports, failed to secure the rights for the highly coveted football spectacle as in previous years.
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NTA SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH AFRO SPORTS FOR TRANSMISSION OF 52 MATCHES OF AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS IN COTE D'iVOIRE. pic.twitter.com/434f0uxJzv— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) January 10, 2024
The Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the TotalEnergies AFCON or simply AFCON or CAN, is widely recognised as Africa’s premier international men’s association football competition.
The 2year’s edition, set to kick off on Saturday, 13 January 2024, and culminate on Sunday, 11 February 2024, will take place in the vibrant football nation of Cote d’Ivoire.
NTA has joined forces with Afro Sports, sealing a game-changing memorandum of understanding.
This strategic partnership ensures that NTA will broadcast all 52 electrifying matches of the AFCON tournament.
How MultiChoice lost AFCON broadcast rights
Recall Vanguard reported that South African pay TV channel Multichoice disclosed that its SuperSport channels will not televise the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Ivory Coast.
This comes following CAF’s decision to award New World TV exclusive rights for Sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement, Multichoice confirmed that its SuperSport Channels won’t be broadcasting the tournament after it failed to secure TV rights.
The statement reads, “SuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 scheduled for January 13th – February 11th, 2024, because the channel has not secured the rights to broadcast the tournament.
“However, AFCON 2023 games will be available through our partner broadcast stations on Free to Air (FTA) channels.
“Multichoice Africa remains committed to ensuring football fans across Africa continue to enjoy unrivalled access to entertainment and football games available on DStv and GOtv platforms including, the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Zambian Super League and many more of football’s most prestigious competitions.”
