CAF Champions League
SuperSport awarded CAF Champions League rights
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has a pan-regional English-language deal in place for this season’s CAF Champions League and second-tier CAF Confederation Cup after rights were sold to pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.
CAF aims to turn around club competition TV deals
CAF is looking to strike deals for its club competitions with broadcasters across sub-Saharan Africa and sell international rights not already awarded to beIN Sports and carved out of IMG's deal, SportBusiness understands.
IMG adds CAF international rights sales to sponsorship remit
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
New World TV lands CAF free-to-air, pay-TV rights
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…
CAF ‘recommits’ to beIN agreement following negotiations
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…
EXCLUSIVE: Team aligns with Agon to move for CAF international rights
Team Marketing and the France-based Agon agency have delivered a winning bid during the recent tender process for international media rights to top competitions run by the Confederation of African Football…
CAF and beIN in last-ditch talks, though large gulf remains
Talks were underway this week between CAF and beIN Media Group to find a resolution to their contract dispute, following the former’s decision to cancel its 12-year, $415m deal with the broadcaster.
CAF launches host broadcast tender for Africa Cup of Nations, other events
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
ON Sports signs deal for Caf Champions League early rounds
Egyptian sports broadcaster ON Sports will broadcast the preliminary round matches of two of Egypt’s biggest teams in the Confederation of African Football Champions League.
Caf sees political benefits of renegotiating with Lagardère, albeit at great cost
The Confederation of African Football has made good on a two-year-old promise to renegotiate its mammoth global media and marketing rights deal with Lagardère Sports, but not its promise to earn more money for its rights.
SuperSport steps in to cover South African teams’ Caf matches
SuperSport, the sub-Saharan pay-television broadcaster, has struck an agreement to show matches involving South African Premier Soccer League teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates later today (Wednesday)