Nigerians have been searching for alternate ways to watch the biggest football competition on the continent ever since Multichoice, the sub-Saharan African broadcast heavyweight and owner of Cable platform DSTV, announced that the SuperSport pay-TV service would not be broadcasting live matches of the 2023 AFCON.
Owner of the cable platform DSTV, MultiChoice, stated last week that it will not be airing the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on SuperSport (SS) due to its inability to reach a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for broadcast rights. Having aired every edition of AFCON since 1992, MultiChoice has suffered a great deal with the loss of the rights to the competition.
Due to the severe weather in Ivory Coast, the tournament that was originally slated for 2023 was postponed. It will now take place from January 13 to February 11, 2024.
Here are other channels for Nigerian fans to watch live matches from the 2023 AFCON.
1. Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
Nigerians can turn to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the country’s most prominent television station and enjoy the 2023 AFCON
NTA has been broadcasting live happenings at every AFCON on its popular NTA Sports 24, free to air.
2. StarTimes
StarTimes subscribers in Nigeria can also watch all 52 matches of the 2023 AFCON live on StarTimes sports channels or stream via the StarTimes ON mobile app.
This is also another sure way for football fans to watch comprehensive coverage of the tournament.
3. Viaplay
Viaplay is another alternative platform for Nigerians to watch beautiful and exciting football action from the Ivory Coast.
Viaplay is a Swedish video streaming service owned by Viaplay Group, which won the 2023 AFCON rights and will broadcast every tournament match live.
The agreement sees Viaplay stream live matches for the subsequent AFCON editions – 2023 and 2025, respectively.
Viaplay will stream live in over 85 countries for the 2023 AFCON, excluding the Middle East, North Africa region, and sub-Saharan Africa.
4. New World TV
In December 2023, New World TV, a Togo-based network, secured an exclusive three-year deal with CAF to air all of its competitions, including AFCON, across 46 African countries until 2025.
New World TV has previously acquired major sporting rights, including the pay-TV rights across Sub-Saharan Africa for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. This might provide an option for viewers in Nigeria to watch the games.
Nigerians can also explore the opportunity to watch their darling teams on the Ivory Coast.
5. X (formerly Twitter) Sport Influencers
Some X influencers usually share streaming links with their followers on the platform.
You can easily search for AFCON live matches and get some results from ongoing matches.
6. Ziggo Sport
Nigerian Football fans in the diaspora can enjoy all tournament matches on Ziggo Sport, a Dutch pay-TV network.
Ziggo Sport secured an exclusive right to broadcast live action of two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2023 in Ivory Coast and 2025 in Morocco.
