Morocco will take on Guinea as the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition begins on Saturday night. There's a lot of excitement ahead of this tournament, and fans across Africa are wondering if it's possible to watch this tournament live on TV. In this article, we'll take a look at streaming and TV options for this competition.
MATCHDAY! ⚽️
👉 Morocco vs Guinea
⏰ 21:00 GMT+1
🏟️ Prince Moulay Abdellah StadiumWho picks up the first #TotalEnergiesAFCONU23 points? pic.twitter.com/2s8VHToVDB
— #TotalEnergiesAFCONU23 🏆 (@CAF_Online) June 24, 2023
Where to watch the U23 AFCON 2023?
With the Black Meteors gearing up for their opening match against the Republic of Congo, Ghana's biggest sports TV station Max TV GH have acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the U23 AFCON competition across the country.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Ghana’s biggest Sports Station @maxtvgh 📺 has secured the EXCLUSIVE right to broadcast all 16 games of the U23 AFCON 🔥🔥
📆Starts on June 24 pic.twitter.com/jMS1MpvIeP
— Mutala Yakubu🇬🇭 (@Mutalayakubu10) June 16, 2023
This means that this tournament will not be available on Supersport for fans in Ghana. However, it's fair to point out that matches will be streamed live on CAF TV's YouTube channel for fans outside the continent, you can also catch the highlights of every match on cafonline.com.
Furthermore, fans in sub-Saharan countries will be able to watch this tournament live on Supersport, Startimes or Canal+, while BeIn Sports have acquired the rights to broadcast this tournament for fans in the MENA region. Here's a list of live streaming options for a few African countries:
The AFCON U23 tournament gets underway today in Morocco with the hosts facing debutants Guinea in the opener.
8 teams will be battling for glory with the top 3 guaranteed qualification to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Egypt go in as the defending champions.#TotalEnergiesAFCONU23 pic.twitter.com/tGb7J0Bryx
— Ochieng' Stephen (@soo_ochieng) June 24, 2023
- COTE D'IVOIRE: RTI, Canal+
- NIGERIA: Startimes
- GHANA: Max TV GH
- GUINEA: RTI, Canal+
- TANZANIA: Azam
- TOGO: Canal+, TVT
- KENYA: MediaMax, K24
- UGANDA: UBC
- MALI: Canal+, ORTM
- BURKINA FASO: Canal+, RTB
- CONGO: Tele Congo
- GABON: Gabon TV, Canal+
- MALAWI: MBC
- SENEGAL: RTS, Canal+
- THE GAMBIA: GRTS
Also, the 2023 U23 AFCON event will be available on BeIn Sports for fans from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Somalia and Tunisia. The group stage begins on Saturday 24th June, and ends exactly one week later on Saturday 1st July. After that, the top two teams in each group will face each other in the knockout stages, with the final being played on 8th July.
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