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Angola: Afcon’2023 – CAF Finalizes TV Broadcasting Agreements

[ad_1] Luanda — The African Football Confederation (CAF) announced this Wednesday, in Abidjan, the conclusion of global agreements with holders of TV broadcasting rights in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, North America and the Caribbean, before the start of the African championship (AFCON'2023). The competition will take place from January 13th to February 11th, 2024, in Côte d'Ivoire, with the presence of 24 teams. According to the AFCON website, TV broadcast partners also include Sky and BBC (United Kingdom), LaLiga+ […]

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Namibia: Jacobs to Join Pirates

[ad_1] The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has rejected allegations that Woody Jacobs has been appointed as head coach of the Brave Gladiators, while Namibian premiership club Orlando Pirates yesterday announced that Jacobs will join them as head coach. Jacobs has been coaching Botswana Premier League team Matebele FC this season, taking them to a sixth position on the log, but the club yesterday issued a statement saying that he had been relieved of his services. "Matebele Football Club has amicably […]

January 11, 2024 3

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Africa: Afcon – Group a Should Be Straight Fight Between Elephants, Eagles

[ad_1] Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire are the top-ranked teams in Group A and both should qualify ahead of lower-ranked Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau Group A: Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau The latest FIFA ranking sees Nigeria, at 42, as the best-ranked team in Group A, followed by hosts Cote d'Ivoire (49), Equatorial Guinea (88), and Guinea-Bissau (103). Based on this, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire should finish first and second on the […]

January 11, 2024 2

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Africa: I Hope to Score Against Cote d’Ivoire in the Opening Match – Zinho Gano

[ad_1] Top scorer for Guinea-Bissau during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Qualifiers with four goals, Zinho Gano, is hopeful of impressing at the tournament. The Zulte Waregem striker in Belgium, who is preparing to makes his TotalEnergies CAF AFCON debut intends to keep the momentum. The "Djurtus" share Group A with hosts Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea - a group Gano believes is possible to make it out of. Exclusively speaking to CAFOnline ahead […]

January 11, 2024 3

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Africa: 10 Facts and History You Need to Know About Afcon 2023

[ad_1] The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Côte d'Ivoire from January 13 to February 11. Arguably the most prestigious nations football tournament in Africa, AFCON has, since its inception in 1957, been writing its own history edition after edition. Records are broken, new records are set and, above all, players and coaches carve a niche for themselves. Times Sport suggests 10 facts need to know about the upcoming month long competition: African record beckons […]

January 11, 2024 3

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Africa: Relief as Supersport Announces It Will Broadcast All Afcon Matches

[ad_1] Johanesburg — Sub-Saharan African football fans can breathe a sigh of relief after South African broadcaster Supersport announced it will broadcast all 52 matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which starts in Ivory Coast on Saturday. Supersport, through parent company Multichoice secured last minutes right for the African football extravaganza after initially having missed out. MultiChoice reached a commercially viable agreement with rightsholders, New World TV (NWTV), to broadcast the 34th edition of Africa's premier men's […]

January 11, 2024 2

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Africa: Afcon – DStv to Broadcast Tournament After All

[ad_1] SuperSport took to their X handle to announce the latest development by using the "no gree for anybody" slang, which is a widely used cliche in 2024 SuperSport channels on the pay-TV platforms, DStv and GOTV, confirmed on Wednesday that they will broadcast all 52 games at the forthcoming AFCON, despite an earlier announcement of their failure to secure the TV rights for the event. SuperSport hasn't been showing any CAF-related events since last year, including the World Cup […]

January 11, 2024 2

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Zimbabwe: Harare Stadium Conundrum Nears Solution as Rufaro Eyes Return in Time for 2024 Season

[ad_1] HARARE City Council (HCC) hopes for the return of football at Rufaro Stadium with indications that the ceremonial home of football will be ready to host Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches this season. Rufaro Stadium has been under renovations since last year to give the neglected football facility a face-lift. The closure of Rufaro, which last hosted top-flight football in 2019, has created a stadia conundrum in Harare forcing all teams to use the National Sports Stadium. […]

January 11, 2024 3

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Kenya/Mali: Chapa Dimba Star Duncan Odhiambo in Mali for Training

[ad_1] Nairobi — Safaricom Chapa Dimba sensational Duncan Odhiambo is in Mali, training with ABM Football Academy. The 17-year-old, who was discovered during the Nyanza Region Safaricon Chapa Dimba Under-19 football tournament in Kisumu, said he is eager to impress and finally hope to seal a deal. "I have come here to showcase my talent so that I can improve my skills," Odhiambo, the younger brother of Gor Mahia talisman and current FKF Premier League top scorer, Benson Omalla, said […]

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