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FIFA grants 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chigozie Ekwenye
Last updated: March 31, 2017 12:50 pm
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a news conference after a FIFA Council in Zurich, Switzerland, January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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ZURICH – Soccer governing body FIFA on Thursday said it had awarded media right to five broadcasting groups in Sub-Saharan Africa for the 2018 World Cup and other soccer events taking place in 2017 and 2018.

Zurich-based FIFA said it had granted World Cup rights to the following groups:

Econet Media, Supersport, SABC and StarTimes were granted further media rights for other 2017-2018 events.

 

Source – Reuters

 

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