Africa: African Football Fans Won't Be Able to Watch the Big Matches On TV - What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Africa: African Football Fans Won't Be Able to Watch the Big Matches On TV - What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

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[The Conversation Africa] The sale of television rights is the prime source of revenue for footballing organisations worldwide, but is particularly critical to Africa. Yet the Confederation of African Football (Caf) keeps making headlines for sacking its broadcasting partners. It faces potential litigation for recently terminating a US$415 million deal with the Qatari-based beIN Sports, the second TV contract in four years that the governing body of African football has unilaterally scrapped. We asked sport communications and

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