SuperSport has secured the broadcast rights for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 across Sub-Saharan Africa, a month before the continental tournament kicks off.
Key details:
- SuperSport acquires rights to tournament in English and Portuguese-speaking sub-Saharan African countries
- MultiChoice-owned network will be only broadcaster to offer the tournament in French, English and Portuguese, as well as other local African languages
- SuperSport to have dedicated AFCON channel, which will feature multilingual commentary and expert analysis
Context:
SuperSport joins New World TV as broadcasters for the upcoming tournament, which will take place in Morocco between 18th December and 18th January. SuperSport also reached a late deal to show the previous edition of the competition.
The network’s owner MultiChoice has since been acquired by French media giant Canal+, with the takeover valued at 35 billion rand (US$2.02 billion).
Comment:
“Our newly formed merger with the MultiChoice Group has already unlocked opportunities and benefits for our customers,” said David Mignot, Canal+ Africa chief executive. “The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 is a great demonstration of this ambition—bringing together our expertise to offer unprecedented coverage and bring fans closer to the game.”
“This is an important day for CAF and for African football,” added Patrice Motsepe, CAF president. “Millions of people will watch the matches on TV, celebrating the best that African football has to offer.”
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