South Africa-based pay TV channel Multichoice have confirmed that its SuperSport Channels will not beam the Upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast after failing to secure the TV rights from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).The satellite TV service provider announced the development through a circular seen by Mozzart Sport on Wednesday 3 January“SuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 scheduled for January 13th – February 11th, 2024, because the channel has not secured the rights to broadcast the tournament,” stated the statement.The decision comes after CAF awarded AFCON exclusive rights to Sub-Saharan Africa New World TV and SuperSport TV, which previously held the rights, needed to obtain a sub-license from the former to broadcast the tournament.No Ndidi for NaijaThe Togo-based pan-African broadcaster despite holding rights for the Sub-Saharan region will also beam their matches across the CECAFA region, West Africa, South Africa, and Central Africa.Furthermore, FTA stations in the 46 countries, including Kenya, that intend to broadcast AFCON will also need to secure sub-licenses from the Togo-based television broadcaster, New World TV.Late last year, the football governing body in Africa, CAF, secured a broadcasting partnership with beIN Sports that will see the prestigious continental showpiece aired in North Africa and Middle East countries in a bid to provide more coverage to the competition held every two years.##NAJAVA_MECA_7775943##Meanwhile, Multichoice has confirmed that AFCON games will be available through their partner broadcast stations on Free to Air (FTA) channels.“However, AFCON 2023 games will be available through our partner broadcast stations on Free to Air (FTA) channels.”The 34th edition of the CAF AFCON is set to kick off on January 13th in Ivory Coast, with 24 nations competing for the prestigious title.
