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  • SuperSport to broadcast UCL Final Matchday dramas

    SuperSport to broadcast UCL Final Matchday dramas

    The final matchday of the Champions League group phase takes place tonight  with qualification and seeding still undecided. Some of Europe’s leading clubs face must-win fixtures to secure direct passage or play-off places to the Round of 16. All matches kick off at 9:00 p.m. live on SuperSport on DStv and GOtv.

    PSG host Newcastle United in one of the night’s most decisive fixtures, with both sides level on 13 points inside the top eight. Newcastle arrive in strong form after a convincing win over PSV, while PSG will look to recover from defeat in Lisbon. A loss could see either side fall into the play-off places. The match will air on SS Football (DStv Ch. 205, GOtv Ch. 61).

    Chelsea travel to Napoli knowing victory guarantees their place in the Round of 16. Chelsea currently sit eighth and have shown renewed confidence under Liam Rosenior, while Napoli, positioned outside the qualification places, must win to keep their campaign alive. Coverage is live on SS Football Plus HD (DStv Ch. 202).

    Man City return to the Etihad under pressure after slipping out of the top eight following defeat in Norway. Pep Guardiola’s side need a strong response against Galatasaray to revive their automatic qualification hopes, while the visitors remain difficult to break down. The match will be shown on SS Variety (DStv Ch. 210).

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    Barcelona face Copenhagen needing three points and favourable results elsewhere to climb into the top eight. After an impressive away win in Prague, Hansi Flick’s side will expect to deliver at home against a Copenhagen team fighting to stay alive in the competition. Live coverage is on SS Action (DStv Ch. 206, GOtv Ch. 66).

    Real Madrid travel to Benfica in a clash with contrasting objectives. Madrid are chasing top seeding after a dominant win over Monaco, while Benfica must win to avoid elimination. The fixture airs on SS La Liga (DStv Ch. 204, GOtv Ch. 62).

    Tottenham visit Eintracht Frankfurt aiming to finish high in the league standings. Frankfurt are already eliminated, while Spurs could climb as high as third with a win. Coverage is live on SS Africa 1 (DStv Ch. 207, GOtv Ch. 63).

    Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan meet in Germany with play-off seeding at stake. The match will air on SS GrandStand (DStv Ch. 201). Both sides are positioned to advance but will be keen to finish between ninth and 16th  to secure a home second leg in February.

  • AFCON on SuperSport: Morocco, Senegal advance as Nigeria, Egypt fight for bronze

    AFCON on SuperSport: Morocco, Senegal advance as Nigeria, Egypt fight for bronze

    Nigeria’s AFCON campaign ended on Wednesday night after a 4–2 penalty shootout loss to hosts Morocco in the semi-finals. Senegal earlier booked their place in Sunday’s final with a 1–0 win over Egypt in Tangier.

    Nigeria and Egypt will contest the third-place playoff while Morocco face Senegal in the Final on Sunday. Both games will be live on SuperSport on DStv and GOtv.

    Despite Nigeria arriving as one of the tournament’s most prolific sides, the Super Eagles were restricted to limited attacking opportunities as Morocco controlled large spells of the contest. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali made one save in the shootout, but misses from Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi proved decisive.

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    Earlier on Wednesday, Senegal secured their place in the final with a 2–1 victory over Egypt in Tangier. The defending champions struck first through Sadio Mané before Egypt responded, but a late Senegalese goal settled the encounter and ended Mohamed Salah’s hopes of adding a second AFCON title.

    The result sets up an AFCON 2025 final between Morocco and Senegal, scheduled for Sunday at 9:00 pm, with both sides aiming to cap impressive tournament runs. Morocco continue to benefit from home support and defensive organisation, while Senegal arrive with knockout-stage experience and momentum from their title defence.

    Nigeria and Egypt will now meet in the third-place playoff tomorrow at 6:00 pm, offering both teams the opportunity to finish the tournament with a podium place.

    For Nigeria, the match provides a chance to recover from penalty disappointment after a campaign marked by strong defensive displays and emphatic victories earlier in the competition.

    Both games will be broadcast live on the SuperSport AFCON dedicated channel (GOtv Ch. 59, DStv Ch. 202) with Open Access available to DStv Yanga and GOtv Jolli subscribers. In fact, if you just reconnect, you’ll be given the next higher package.

  • SuperSport to broadcast London Derby with ‘open window’

    SuperSport to broadcast London Derby with ‘open window’

    The London derby and top-of-the-table clash between Chelsea and Arsenal is the pick of the Premier League fixtures on SuperSport’s live broadcast this weekend. The weekend will also see DStv and Gotv customers enjoy open access to tomorrow’s Premier League matches down to GOtv Jolli and DStv Yanga packages.

    Today’s matches begin at 4:00 p.m. with Manchester hosting Leeds. This game along with all the premier matches will be broadcast on SuperSport Premier League (DStv Ch. 203, GOtv Ch. 65). City have suffered back-to-back losses in the league and Europe, and now trail Arsenal by seven points. Leeds, stuck in the relegation zone after three straight defeats, urgently need a result.

    Everton meet Newcastle at 6:30 p.m. as the Toffees chase a third consecutive victory. Newcastle, despite beating City last weekend, stumble into this fixture after a midweek Champions League loss to Marseille. The day ends with Tottenham against Fulham at 9:00 p.m., with Spurs searching for their first win in four matches across all competitions. Fulham, narrowly above the drop zone, hope to build on last weekend’s win.

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    Tomorrow’s fixtures begin at 1:00 p.m. with Crystal Palace hosting Manchester United. United are winless in three after their defeat to Everton, while Palace in  fifth, continue to push for a top-four spot. At 3:05 p.m., West Ham take on Liverpool. Liverpool’s struggles deepened with a 3–0 loss to Nottingham Forest and a heavy Champions League defeat to PSV, while West Ham also look to regain rhythm after inconsistent form.

    The weekend’s headline fixture sees Chelsea welcome Arsenal at 5:30 p.m. Arsenal, league leaders, have won six of their last seven and followed up with a dominant Champions League win over Bayern Munich. Chelsea, also in strong form after victories over Burnley and Barcelona, aim to cut the six-point gap separating them from the top.

  • CANAL+, SuperSport unveil unique broadcasting plans for 2025 AFCON

    CANAL+, SuperSport unveil unique broadcasting plans for 2025 AFCON

    When the 35th edition of the tournament kicks off in Morocco on 21 December 2025, CANAL+ will become the first global broadcaster to bring viewers the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025™, the massive African football showpiece, in French, English, Portuguese and local indigenous languages.

    The group made the announcement on 06 November 2025, confirming that SuperSport has concluded a broadcast rights deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the right to broadcast the tournament.

    CANAL+ Africa CEO, David Mignot, said: “Our newly formed merger with the MultiChoice Group has already unlocked opportunities and benefits for our customers. And this year’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 is a great demonstration of the power and potential of this common ambition: bringing together our expertise to offer unprecedented coverage. Our subscribers will be part of the most spectacular celebration of African football.”

    CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, said: “This is an exciting day for CAF and for African football. When the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations takes place in Morocco in December, Africans everywhere — on the continent and across the diaspora — will be watching with pride. Millions will follow the games on television, celebrating the best that African football has to offer.

    Rendani Ramovha, Director of Sport Content English and Portuguese-speaking Africa for MultiChoice (a CANAL+ company), said: “We are especially proud to be able to bring the story of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025™, live to all our viewers. SuperSport has been the preferred choice for millions of passionate fans across the continent, and this tournament won’t be different, as we will have a dedicated SuperSport AFCON channel.

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    “As part of the CANAL+ Group, we can take that viewing experience to another level, which means people can expect more compelling viewing, brought to them in a language of their choice. It is truly poised to be a celebration of African glory.”
    Viewers will be able to view SuperSport’s coverage of Morocco 25 on DStv and GOtv.

    In Nigeria and surrounding regions, fans can enjoy the matches in English or Pidgin, while fans in other countries can experience it in different local languages on SuperSport.

    The coverage of the tournament will include stellar line-ups of star analysts, commentators, presenters and African football legends, who will bring their unique takes on the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025™.

    Hundreds of millions of viewers can see their favourite African heroes in action, including the likes of Victor Osimhen (Nigeria), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mané (Senegal), Ronwen Williams (South Africa), Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) and Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).

  • Official: SuperSport to broadcast all AFCON games live

    Official: SuperSport to broadcast all AFCON games live

    SuperSport will broadcast all 52 matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 (AFCON) live after MultiChoice secured the rights to broadcast the continent’s showpiece tournament, which kicks off on 13 January 2024 until 11 February 2024.

    MultiChoice reached a commercially viable agreement with rights holders, New World TV (NWTV), to broadcast the 34th edition of Africa’s premier men’s football competition taking place in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire).

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    Rendani Ramovha, SuperSport CEO, said: “We are delighted to be able to showcase the best of African football live to our viewers.” As part of this agreement, Mr. Nimonka Kolani, Managing Director of NWTV, declared: “By securing the rights to CAN 2023 under the leadership of Dr. Patrice Motsepe, SuperSport and NWTV prove that nothing is more important than the happiness of Africans who wish to follow the exploits of their favourite team during the biggest football competition in Africa.”

    SuperSport, the leader in sports broadcasting on the continent, will bring its unrivalled coverage to all the games, with matches available on DStv as well as GOtv across Africa.

  • BREAKING: SuperSport to show AFCON 2023

    BREAKING: SuperSport to show AFCON 2023

    In what should be cheery news to millions of its subscribers, Multichoice, owners of Digital Satellite Television (DStv) have concluded arrangements to broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’Ivoire 20223 on its sporting channel, SuperSport.

    Earlier, the company reportedly said it would not transmit the tournament ‘because the channel has not secured the rights to broadcast the tournament.’

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    But a credible source has now hinted that SuperSport will indeed show AFCON 2023 games starting from Saturday’s opener between hosts Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea Bissau.

    According to the source privy to the arrangements, SuperSport rights are non-exclusive and will therefore be available on most bouquets on DSTV and GOtv.

    Details later…

  • JUST IN: SuperSport will not broadcast AFCON 2023 – Multichoice

    JUST IN: SuperSport will not broadcast AFCON 2023 – Multichoice

    Multichoice, the parent company of DStv, revealed on Wednesday, January 3, that the popular satellite TV service will not be airing the upcoming AFCON 2023 tournament.

    In a statement issued on Wednesday, Multichoice stated that SuperSport TV failed to secure the broadcasting rights, leaving millions across Africa scrambling for alternative ways to watch the continent’s biggest footballing event.

    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.

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    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.”

    The 34th edition of the CAF AFCON will get underway on 13 January in Ivory Coast as 24 nations eye the biggest prize in African football.

  • Mohamed Salah Emerges SuperSport Player of the Month

    Liverpool and Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah is Supersport’s pick for the November 2018 Player of the Month.

    The Sports TV network finds Salah worthy of the feat as he is back to his signature showstopping play-manship despite his slow start this season,

    Salah helped Liverpool secure a 3-0 away win over Watford, which kept them in touch with Premier League pacesetters Manchester City. The 26-year-old opened the scoring at Vicarage Road to pave the way for an emphatic Reds victory, which also featured goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino.

    The Egyptian was thrown under the bus by critics for a solid but unspectacular start to the 2018/19 season. However, things have been looking up for him since the middle of October.  The winger has scored eight goals and provided two assists for club and country and also managed to become the fastest player to ever reach the 50-goal mark for Liverpool.

    Additionally, Salah has been shortlisted for the prestigious BBC African Footballer of the Year award which he is widely expected to win for a second successive time.

    Salah’s combination of strong performances and his humble, down-to-earth demeanour have earned him praise from his fellow professionals. Brighton & Hove Albion’s Cameroonian defender Gaetan Bong believes even if Salah is not scoring, his attacking contribution is always a positive one.

    “He has everything, he’s top scorer,” Bong told BBC Sports. “He is a good player and good on the ball, strong and always working hard. You might not see it sometimes but when you are on the pitch, he is making a lot of runs, a lot of strong runs.”

    Veteran Ivorian attacker Gervinho (who was a candidate for this Player of the Month after becoming the top-scoring African in the Serie A this season) was a teammate of Salah’s at Italian giants Roma and believes the hard work the Egyptian puts in at the gym underscores his on-pitch brilliance.

    “Salah is a tough guy,” the Parma attacker told the Guardian. “Always calm and strong, with the mentality of a hard worker.

    “I’ll never forget his training sessions: very high rhythm, pushed like a madman, you watched him in amazement. He had a sort of positive effect – you saw Salah and wanted to work harder. Talent and sacrifice.”

  • African Player of the Month: SuperSport Picks Aubameyang

     SuperSport has picked Arsenal and Gabon international, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the African Player for the Month of November 2018.

    The 29-year-old featured in four matches for Arsenal through the month and racked up five goals and an assist in just 221 playing minutes for the Gunners. He also played the full game for his national team Gabon as they claimed an important 3-0 win over South Sudan in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

    Auba, as he is fondly known, has established himself as an incredible ‘impact’ player under new Arsenal manager Unai Emery. The Panthers attacker came off the bench to brilliant effect in Premier League matches against Fulham and Leicester this month.

    Against the Cottagers he racked up two goals and an assist, while his cameo against the Foxes also featured two strikes – and this was in a combined 57 minutes of play!

    In addition, the former Borussia Dortmund man also started and scored a goal in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace this past weekend – bringing their unbeaten run to 12 matches across all competitions.

    The Gunners are probably too early in their development under Emery to be considered true title contenders in the Premier League, but with Auba – and his great partnership with French forward Alexandre Lacazette – they know that they have the firepower to strike fear into any opposition.

    “There is no competition over who scored more goals. Maybe in training we do because it helps us to improve but not in the weekend,” said Lacazette in regards to his relationship with the Gabonese star.

    He added: “If Auba scores 40 goals, we finish in the Champions League and win something then I will be happy. This season we just want to win something.”

    Aubameyang is not the only African to have impressed in the Premier League through the month of October. The Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah appear to have rediscovered their peak form in the last few weeks, and the showdown between the pair and Auba when Arsenal host Liverpool on the first weekend of November promises to be awesome.

    In addition, Riyad Mahrez has found his feet at Manchester City and is beginning to thrive under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola. The Algerian scored a brilliant goal and put in a great overall performance in a 5-0 win over Burnley, and was also the match-winner in the Citizens’ 1-0 triumph away to Tottenham Hotspur on October 29.

    The former Leicester City star dedicated his goal against Spurs to the Foxes’ late club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a tragic helicopter accident near the King Power Stadium this past weekend.

    “The boss was very special to me. I spent four and a half years there and have many memories with him,” explained the North Africa attacker.

    “He was such a good person and had a big heart. It was heart-breaking and shocking for me to hear this news and for all of the other people who died with him. I am with Leicester and the family of the victims.”

  • FIFA awards 2017-2018 media rights 

    FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the sub-Saharan Africa, following an open tender process for 42 territories in the region.

    According to a statement from the FIFA Media Office, the tender was launched on Oct. 21 and it included the media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that these included the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

    The statement listed five broadcasters as those awarded certain media rights with regard to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

    These are Econet Media, Supersport, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), StarTimes and CANAL+.

    “Econet Media, by way of free-to-air and pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub‑Saharan Africa, except South Africa.

    “Supersport, by way of pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub‑Saharan Africa.

    “SABC, by way of free-to-air transmission for exploitation in South Africa.

    “StarTimes, by way of pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub-Saharan Africa except South Africa.

    “CANAL+, by way of pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub-Saharan Africa except South Africa and Nigeria.’’

    The statement also listed four of the five broadcasters, with the exception of CANAL+, as those awarded certain media rights with regard to other 2017‑2018 FIFA events.

    “Econet Media, by way of free-to-air and pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub-Saharan Africa except South Africa.

    “Supersport, by way of pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub‑Saharan Africa.

    “SABC, by way of free-to-air transmission for exploitation in South Africa.

    “StarTimes, by way of pay-TV transmission for exploitation in all territories of sub-Saharan Africa (except the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in South Africa).’’

    The statement added that the outcome of this tender process enables FIFA to reach its aim of securing the widest possible coverage across the region.

    “This allows the highest profile matches to be available on a free-to-air basis.’’

    It said FIFA has assured of access to high-quality viewing experience for all its events worldwide.

    “By working together with reliable partners in the region, FIFA will make sure that football fans have access to a high-quality viewing experience for each of the FIFA events, including by way of digital platforms.

    “We are delighted to work with our appointed broadcast partners in the sub-Saharan region to allow millions of fans to enjoy each of FIFA’s various events across a multitude of platforms,” FIFA’s Chief Commercial Officer Philippe Le Floc’h said.

    The statement listed the 42 territories in the region to include Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, Congo DR and Côte d’Ivoire.

    Others are Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger and Nigeria.

    The rest are Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles,  Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

    NAN reports that the 2017-2018 FIFA events comprise the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017, FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 and FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017.

    The rest are the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.