Multichoice has announced that its sports channels, SuperSport, will not be airing the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 tournament.
The 34th edition of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) AFCON will get underway on January 13 in Cote d’Ivoire. Twenty-four teams, including the Super Eagles of Nigeria, will be gunning for the biggest prize in African football.
In a statement, Multichoice said that SuperSport failed to secure the broadcasting rights for the tournament.
The statement reads: “SuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 scheduled for January 13th – February 11th, 2-24, 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 unrivaled 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.”
