Africa’s star footballers have been setting the world’s
football stadiums alight and their popularity and talent has ensured
unprecedented interest from some of the leading broadcasters in Africa and
across the globe.
Some of the top broadcasters who will show the tournament
across sub-Saharan Africa include Canal+, SuperSport and StarTimes, while beIN
Sport will broadcast the tournament across North Africa and the Middle East, as
well as on its channels in the Asia-Pacific region and North America, including
the United States, and as far afield as Cambodia and Laos.
ESPN will broadcast AFCON 2021 in its Latin American
territories in South and Central Americas and the Caribbean, including
Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, Nicaragua, Guyana, and
Bolivia.
In the UK, the BBC and BSkyB will broadcast the tournament
to an audience that will be eager to see how the stars from the English Premier
League fare in Cameroon, while in Brazil leading broadcaster Bandeirantes will
show the tournament.
In Europe, France will be covered by beIN Sports, Italy by
Discovery and Germany by SportDigital. Nordic fans will be able to watch on
NENT’s sport channels, while Eastern Europe will tune into SportKlub.
All of Africa’s football fans are sure to be tuning in for
the tournament, with the public broadcasters from the participating countries
set to beam their nations’ games live from Cameroon.
Finally, for the territories not covered by CAF’s broadcast
partners, CAF will stream all matches live with English commentary on its
YouTube channel, CAF TV, and cafonline.com.
CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has consistently spoken
about a need to ensure that African football is accessible not only in the
African continent but globally.
“The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations is our flagship
event not only as CAF but as Africa. It is an event that is unrivalled in
appeal and prestige. We are not surprised by the huge demand from major
networks globally. It’s a clear indication of the increasing popularity of African
football around the world and shows clearly how AFCON has increased in stature
and appeal to become one of the world’s biggest sporting events.”
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