All 52 games of the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be shown on the networks, according to a statement from MultiChoice Group.
On Wednesday, DSTV Nigeria announced this on its official X Twitter.
As per the company’s statement, the broadcasting rights are “non-exclusive,” and the matches will be accessible on most DStv and GOtv bouquets.
Several weeks have passed since MultiChoice revealed that it was unable to secure the broadcast rights for AFCON.
The company was beaten to the broadcasting rights by New World TV, a Togolese audio-visual group.
New World TV had won the rights to broadcast all of CAF’s 13 competitions to a sub-Saharan African audience for two years.
The initial announcement by MultiChoice has left most football fans in sub-Saharan Africa unsure of their viewing of the forthcoming continental competition.
Startimes had also announced it struck a sublicensing deal with New World TV and would air all the competition games.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) also signed a memorandum of understanding with AfroSports TV, a cross-continental free-to-air (FTA) sports channel, to broadcast AFCON to the Nigerian audience.
