This archive report was first published on 11 November 2019.
Published on November 11, 2019, a broadcasting dispute between SuperSport and the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has left Kenyan fans disappointed as they will miss out on their team's opening game of the 2021 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers against Egypt.
The match, scheduled to take place in Alexandria, was initially set to be televised on SuperSport's platform, with the company running promos for the past week inviting its audience to watch how Kenya captain Victor Wanyama and star-forward Michael Olunga fare against Liverpool's Mo Salah and Aston Villa's Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan.
However, a statement released by SuperSport explained that the matches will not be televised following a decision by Caf to terminate an agreement with French broadcast company Lagardere, which in turn supplies the content to SuperSport.
Other affected matches include South Africa's games against Ghana and Sudan at the Cape Coast Stadium and Orlando stadium respectively.
SuperSport is in a 'difficult' position following this decision, according to MultiChoice group executive for corporate affairs Joe Heshu.
'We are in a difficult position where we cannot broadcast the Caf games when we don't have a firm contractual arrangement in place. SuperSport previously acquired these broadcast rights from Lagardere,' said Heshu.
