SuperSport will broadcast all 52 matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 (AFCON) live after MultiChoice secured the rights to broadcast the continent’s showpiece tournament, which kicks off on January 13, 2024 until February, 11, 2024.
The development comes a week after the broadcaster announced it would not air the continental soccer tournament after failing to secure a sub-licensing agreement with New World TV (NWTV), the Togo-based network, which holds the exclusive rights to all competitions organized by regional governing body CAF, including AFCON, in a deal covering 46 African countries until 2025.
However, in a twist of events, MultiChoice revealed that it 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, Mr. 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.”
SuperSport, the leader in sports broadcasting on the continent, will bring its unrivalled coverage to all the games, with matches available on DStv as well as GOtv across Africa.