Africa Cup of Nations attracts record number of European broadcasters

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced 20 media rights partnerships across 30+ European territories for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.

This is the most broadcast partnerships across Europe ever for the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Sunday (21 December). In total, 24 teams will contest 52 matches across nine stadiums.

The broadcast deals include with Channel 4 in the UK, which represents the first time all 52 AFCON matches will be on free-to-air in the UK.

CAF has secured a new deal in Spain with Movistar, which is expected to drive substantial viewership.

The organisation has also reached an agreement with Greece’s free-to-air broadcaster ERT to bring AFCON back to ensure nationwide coverage in Greece for the first time in many years. 

Additionally, the tournament will be shown for the first time on free-to-air in Norway through a new deal with VGTV.

The deals were facilitated in partnership with IMG, CAF’s international media rights and sponsorship agency.

IMG SVP & managing director, Football, Robert Klein, said: “AFCON continues to attract growing international interest and Europe is one of its most important markets. The record number of free-to-air and premium broadcast partnerships for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 reflects the rising demand for world-class African football and will bring the tournament to more fans than ever before.”