Showing posts with label AFCON 2019. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AFCON 2019. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
SuperSport to broadcast all Africa Cup of Nations 2019 soccer matches on DStv, magazine shows Master Plan and Hello Africa: South Africa to provide additional coverage.
SuperSport will broadcast all Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (Afcon 2019) matches on MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV service while magazine shows like Master Plan and Hello Africa: South Africa will further discuss and cover the African soccer tournament taking place in Egypt.
The Afcon 2019 coverage starts this coming Friday, 21 June on SuperSport with commentators including Teko Modise, Jay-Jay Okocha and Shaun Bartlett who will be doing studio analysis.
SuperSport says that each Afcon 2019 match will include a one-hour build-up, as well as a post-match wrap-up discussion.
SuperSport is providing several language options for commentary, including English, Zulu and Sotho in South Africa, as well as elsewhere in Africa, English and Pidgin in Nigeria and Ghana for instance.
In-field reporters include Thato Moeng (South Africa), Chizom Ezeoke (Nigeria), James Wokabi (Kenya) and Silvio Ivan Capuepe (Angola) while the frontline studio presenters will be Carol Tshabalala, Mozes Priaz, Julia Stuart, Neil Andrews and Lwazi Ziqubu.
SuperSport says it has assembled guest analysts from across Africa, including the soccer legend Okocha and the decorated coach Pitso Mosimane.
Others panelist include are Stanton Fredericks, Modise, Bartlett, Gavin Hunt, Musa Otieno (Kenya), David Obua (Uganda), Joseph Yobo (Nigeria), Tinashe Nengomashe (Zimbabwe) and Laryea Kingston (Ghana).
For Afcon 2019 the magazine show Master Plan will cover the tournament as well doing strategic and tactical analysis of matches, with Hello Africa: South Africa as a new Saturday morning show that will showcase the variety of nations participating in the tournament.
Hello Africa: South Africa will be presented by Minnie Dlamini and Lwazi Ziqubu and will include regional isnerts, breaking news and profile and lifestyle inserts from Egypt.
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Broke SABC won't show any FIFA Women's World Cup 2019; will carry 24 matches of AFCON 2019 on SABC3 from 21 June.
The South African public broadcaster says its broke and can't afford to show any matches of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 taking place in France since the SABC is "not in a financial position to bid for the rights".
The SABC made the announcement on kick-off day of the tournament.
South Africa's national women's football team known as Banyana Banyana qualified for their first ever Women's World Cup but none of it will be broadcast on South Africa's public broadcaster.
The SABC says it has secured some rights to the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (Afcon 2019) that will start in Egypt from 21 June, with 24 of the 52 matches that will be broadcast on SABC3.
Of these, 9 matches will be broadcast live on SABC3, including all matches of South Africa's national soccer team known as Bafana Bafana, as well as the semi-finals and the final. Another 15 matches will be broadcast delayed-live.
SABC3's chedule will change between 16:00 and midnight to accommodate AFCON 2019 coverage, with shows like EFC Magazine, SABC 3 titles such as EFC Magazine, #WTF, Top Billing, World of Dance, Bollywood Movie, Mela, Hectic on 3, Afternoon Express, Harry and Keeping Score that will not be broadcast on days where soccer games will be played.
In addition, the SABC's 10 African language radio stations – Umhlobo Wenene FM, Ukhozi FM, Ligwalagwala FM, Lesedi FM, Motsweding FM, Mughana Lonene, XKFM, Phalaphala FM, Thobela FM and Ikwekwezi FM – as well as Radio 2000 will broadcast 32 of the AFCON 2019 matches live, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final match.
The SABC's trufm and RSG radio stations will carry live reports.
Here is the SABC3 AFCON 2019 schedule:
21 June: Egypt v Zimbabwe - 21:30 (LIVE)
22 June: Nigeria v Burundi - 19:00 (LIVE)
23 June: Morocco v Namibia - 16:30 (LIVE)
24 June: Cote d'Ivoire vs South Africa - 16:30 (LIVE)
25 June: Cameroon v Guinea-Bissau - 23:30 (DELAYED-LIVE)
26 June: Nigeria vs Guinea - 23:30 (DELAYED-LIVE)
27 June: Senegal vs Algeria - 23:30 (DELAYED-LIVE)
28 June: South Africa vs Namibia - 21:30 (LIVE)
28 June: Morocco vs Cote d'Ivoire - 00:00 (DELAYED-LIVE)
29 June: Cameroon vs Ghana - 00:30 (DELAYED-LIVE)
30 June: Uganda v Egypt - 22:00 (DELAYED-LIVE)
30 June: Zimbabwe vs DR Congo - 00:00 (DELAYED-LIVE)
1 July: South Africa vs Morocco - 17:30 (LIVE)
1 July: Namibia vs Cote d'Ivoire - 23:30 (DELAYED-LIVE)
2 July: Benin vs Cameroon - 23:30 (DELAYED-LIVE)
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