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Nigerians will be spoilt for choice when the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday after Afrosport and Supersport reached an agreement to show the continental showpiece.
Following weeks of speculation, CAF as title owner and New World Televisions (NWTV) as exclusive Pay-Per-View and Free-to-Air license holder have both confirmed that the 34th Edition of the Total Energies CAF Africa Nations Cup 2023 Cote d'Ivoire will be available to Nigerian viewers in its entirety, courtesy of Afrosport and its network of Free-to-Air channels across Nigeria.
Nigerians to watch AFCON 2023 on Afrosport and Supersport
Total Energies AFCON 2023TM is a highly-anticipated sports spectacle that will take place in Ivory Coast from 13 January 2024 until 11 February 2024 and will be available on the Afrosport alongside NTA, and AIT amongst a network of Free-to-Air channels across Nigeria.
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07:53 - 10.01.2024
AFCON 2023: Good News for Nigerians as NTA comes to the rescue after DSTV announcement
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is set to be shown in Nigeria days after Multichoice announced they would not be showing the competition on DSTV and GOTV.
Afrosport will be the FTA rightsholder and will distribute through NTA, the national broadcaster, and its Afrosport FTA Affiliate Network partners, including TVC, AIT, STV, Wazobia TV, and Wazobia Max.
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In addition, Afrosport has been awarded a Pay TV license for the Pay-per-View TV rights, with the exclusive authority to licence Pay TV broadcaster, Supersport.
Africa set for the biggest AFCON ever
Chief Consultant, Rotimi Pedro making the announcement said, “This news has been eagerly awaited, and can put Nigerian fans at ease that they will be able to enjoy unprecedented coverage of the AFCON this coming January". Pedro added that the sublicensing to Supersports is still being discussed and not yet concluded.
Speaking on the backdrop of this agreement, Mr. Nimonka KOLANI, NWTV’s Managing Director insists “By securing the rights to AFCON 2023 Afrosport assures Nigerians that they would not miss any major football events in Africa in 2024.
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CAF, under the leadership of Dr Patrice Motsepe, enabled this partnership between NWTV and Afrosport and it should last to the delight of football fans in Nigeria.”
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16:53 - 10.01.2024
We Be Dia Fada - DStv confirms AFCON2023 broadcast to rescue football-crazy Nigerians
DStv's SuperSport will air the AFCON2023 which gets underway on January 13th in Cote d'Ivoire.
The AFCON will take place in Ivory Coast. The tournament, originally scheduled for June 2023, kicks off on Saturday 13 January 2024, with the opening game between the hosts and Guinea-Bissau. The Super Eagles of Nigeria begin its campaign the following day against Equatorial Guinea, in Abidjan.
Pedro emphasized that Afrosport's guiding principle is the promotion of sports freedom. This commitment, according to him, stems from the aspiration to grant all Nigerians unrestricted access to premium sports content through free-to-air television, enabling every individual to indulge in their passion and savour the finest sports experiences.
In addition to over 30 Free-to-Air BON TV and Radio member Stations, the live matches can also be enjoyed on Afrosport TV, Channel 730 on the Free TV platform, and free streams on its Vidivu OTT.
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