By YANGE IKYAA
All 64 matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar will be broadcast live on SuperSport after the World of Champions, as the TV network is also called, concluded a broadcast deal with FIFA.
This continues SuperSport’s long-standing association with the football governing body and reaffirms SuperSport as Africa’s home of world football. With this development, SuperSport’s pay TV broadcast rights extend to all platforms across sub-Saharan Africa and represent even more opportunities to provide fans with compelling live content.
SuperSport is Africa’s premier sports broadcaster, producing and broadcasting local and international sport for GOtv and DStv pay TV customers across sub-Saharan Africa. It provides a mix of 35 channels, offering a wide selection of the best local and international sport action across a multitude of disciplines, and is now available on DStv and GOtv, as well as on SuperSport.com and DStv Now in 50 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
During the World Cup, high definition coverage will be broadcast by SuperSport across multiple channels, with expert analysis, in-depth digital offerings, supplementary programming, and much more in keeping with the grand scale of the event.
To be contested by 32 teams, including the reigning champions, France, the FIFA World Cup will be held for the first time from November 21 to December 18, and for the first time in one city.
The latest FIFA acquisition by the leading African sports channel combines with SuperSport’s already substantial offering that includes all the major football leagues from around the world.
“This is fantastic news, especially after the success of the 2018 tournament, a fitting celebration of the beautiful game,” said Marc Jury, who is the chief executive officer of SuperSport.
Jury also added that “the FIFA World Cup always excites fans and the kick-off times will be most convenient for our viewers, given friendly broadcast time-zones.”
