Where to watch AFCON as Multichoice pulls out

The 2024 AFCON (African Cup of NATIONS) will not be televised on SuperSport (SS), as MultiChoice, the owner of the cable platform DSTV, announced. This announcement has left millions of Nigerians searching for other ways to watch the biggest football tournament on the African continent.

MultiChoice has broadcast every edition of the AFCON since 1992, so the loss of rights to the tournament is a significant blow to the media giant.

Millions of Nigerians who wish to watch thrilling football action from the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will have to switch to other TV stations and streaming platforms that will be showing live matches from this year’s AFCON.

AFCON 2024 will be televised by beIN Sports. Football fans can watch live coverage of every match in both Spanish and English on beIN Sports.

Sky Sports broadcasted all the 52 matches in the last AFCON and have also promised to make all the games of this year’s tournament in Cameroon available to football fans this year.

Here are some more channels where Nigerian fans can watch live AFCON 2023 matches:

1. StartTimes

Nigerian StarTimes subscribers can stream live on the StarTimes mobile app or watch all 52 AFCON games on StarTimes sports channels. This is another way Football fans can watch in-depth coverage of the tournament.

2. Free-to-Air Channels

To watch the 2024 AFCON, Nigerians can tune in to free-to-air channels like the nation’s most most popular television station, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) as the games will be televised there and on other free-to-air channels. NTA have covered AFCON on its popular NTA Sports 24 channel for more than a decade. For viewers who might not have access to satellite TV services, this enables more comprehensive access to live events as it unfolds.

2. Viaplay

Another option for Nigerians to watch breathtaking and thrilling AFCON games in Ivory Coast is Viaplay. It is owned by Viaplay Group, a Swedish video streaming company which won the rights to the 2023 AFCON and will live stream every of the tournament’s match.

According to the agreement, live matches for the 2023 and 2025 AFCON editions will be streamed by Viaplay in more than 85 countries, with the exception of the Middle East, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

3. New World TV

In December 2023, the Togo-based network New World TV signed an exclusive three-year contract with CAF to broadcast all of its competitions, including AFCON 2023 and 2025, throughout 46 African countries. This may give viewers in Nigeria a way to watch the games.

4. Ziggo Sport

Ziggo Sport is a Dutch pay-TV network that offers fans of Nigerian football living abroad access to all tournament matches. The Africa Cup of Nations that is taking place in Ivory Coast this year and in Morocco in 2025 will be broadcasted by Ziggo Sport as it has the right to broadcast live action from both events.

5. Betting Sites with Live Streaming Services

Live streaming is always available for sporting events on a number of betting sites and AFCON will not be an exception. Customers who have registered on betting websites like Bet9ja, SportyBet, 1xBet, and others may be able to watch live games. To access these live broadcasts, users typically need to have an active account with a minimum balance.

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