SuperSport to broadcast Afcon 2021 finals

Continental pay-TV platform DStv’s SuperSport will broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations finals scheduled for next month in Cameroon.

All 52 matches will be broadcast live on DStv with several dedicated channels to ensure the widest, most entertaining broadcast of the 33rd edition of the event.

In South Africa, the PSL channel will carry 43 matches with the remaining nine available on SS Variety 3.

On the rest of the continent, SS Variety 1 will feature 43 matches with the other nine on SS Football.

“AFCON is the continent’s showpiece event and we are delighted to offer it on various channels and platforms,” said Marc Jury, SuperSport’s CEO. “With many big-name players and so much at stake, our expectations are of a hard-fought, entertaining tournament that delivers the action that African football is synonymous with.”

CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba said: “SuperSport is an important platform in Sub-Sahara and we are excited to team up with them for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations. It is important for CAF to ensure that the AFCON, being the single-biggest sporting event on African soil, and prime content, is accessible all over the world. This event is consumed not only by Africans but enjoys a global audience.”

SuperSport will also have a full digital offering that will take in various content pieces, including focus on the big stars, key clashes and statistical pieces that will set the scene.

There will be live coverage of all the big games on web, app and social.

Additionally, for the first time ever, African streaming service Showmax is bringing all 52 Africa Cup of Nations games live to its viewers. Available to Showmax Pro subscribers, football fans can also look forward to magazine shows and game highlights throughout the tournament, with some of their favourite football analysts and experts.

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 9 and continues to February 6.

Zimbabwe are scheduled to take part in the continental showcase and in a group along with Senegal, Guinea and Malawi.

with information from supersport.com