Africa Cup of Nations

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New World TV’s contract to broadcast leading Confederation of African Football (CAF) tournaments is once again being fully implemented after the governing body negotiated an end to its dispute with the broadcaster.
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The end of Canal Plus’ Uefa Champions League sublicensing deal with Altice in France plus a “tough comparable” with the first three months of 2024 both contributed to a 2.5-per-cent quarterly revenue drop at the pay-television broadcast group.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French multinational energy and petroleum company has extended its comprehensive title sponsorship agreement with the African Football Confederation (CAF) in a four-year renewal, from 2025 to 2028
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Events

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will now take place in early 2026 to avoid a clash with Fifa’s new Club World Cup competition, which launches in the US next summer.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Confederation of African Football is planning to introduce virtual overlay advertising at its events for the first time and has invited suppliers to submit bids for the contract, SportBusiness understands.
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SuperSport, the dominant pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, today (Wednesday) announced an agreement to show every match from the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), less than a week…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Unilever has added to its already significant football sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a deal to sponsor the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) forthcoming men’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in the Ivory Coast and its women’s equivalent in Morocco in 2024.
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StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast
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IMG has won more business with the Confederation of African Football after securing the exclusive international broadcast distribution rights to major CAF competitions until 2025
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New World TV has secured both free-to-air and pay-television rights to major Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions across sub-Saharan Africa and in multiple languages in the Togo-based satellite…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced an end to its row with beIN Sports following the recent cancellation of a broadcast deal which prompted threats of legal action by the Qatar-based…
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Stadia

The Moroccan Government has outlined plans to spend MAD5bn (€456.4m/$483.5m) on a new stadium in the city of Benslimane as part of significant venue investment package targeted at the country’s staging of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and co-hosting of the 2030 Fifa World Cup.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has signed Visa as the ‘Official and Exclusive Payment Partner’ for CAF national team competitions.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sporting goods company Puma has continued its aggressive ball supplier acquisition strategy by signing as the official technical partner of the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The IMG agency has been selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to sell sponsorship packages to its major competitions until 2025 following a recent Request for Proposal (RFP) process
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Events

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco will stage the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament while a joint bid from the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda…
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Media

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has initiated broadcast rights sales processes in sub-Saharan Africa and international markets for its flagship competitions between 2023 and 2025
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Host Broadcast & Production

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched an invitation to tender for the host broadcast and television services across selected events in 2023, 2024 and 2025