{"id":62217,"date":"2024-01-04T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/supersport-lose-afcon-broadcast-rights"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:34:08","slug":"supersport-lose-afcon-broadcast-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/supersport-lose-afcon-broadcast-rights","title":{"rendered":"SuperSport lose AFCON broadcast rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>South African broadcasting company Multichoice Group has confirmed that its SuperSport channels will not telecast the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) that will take place in Co\u0302te D&#8217;Ivoire from January 13 to February 11.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes following the Confederation of African Football (CAF)\u2019s decision to award New World TV exclusive broadcast rights for Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released Wednesday, January 3, the pay-TV heavyweight confirmed that,\u201cSuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 scheduled for January 13th \u2013February 11th, 2024, because the channel has not secured the rights to broadcast the tournament.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, AFCON 2023 games will be available through our partner broadcast stations on Free to Air (FTA) channels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This means that SuperSport will not broadcast the tournament for the first time since 1992.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 AFCON is just 10 days away from kick off in Ivory Coast with Senegal going into the continental nations football competition as defending Champions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. South African broadcasting company Multichoice Group has confirmed that its SuperSport channels will not telecast the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) that will take place in Co\u0302te D&#8217;Ivoire from January 13 to February 11. 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