The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that it has acquired the broadcasting rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
With football’s biggest tournament now less than two months’ away, the general anticipation is increasing as the world is keen to see if there will be a new winner after France walked away with the title in 2018.
Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup will be the first ever in the Middle East, with the showpiece getting underway on 20 November and the final taking place on 18 December.
The SABC has now confirmed that that they have got the broadcasting rights to bring football’s biggest stage to South African television screens.
“The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the world’s greatest football spectacles for men and women, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 202 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023,” an official statement read.
“The acquisition of FIFA’s flagship tournaments is testament to the SABC’s commitment to continuously fulfil its public service mandate by providing access to sports of national interest to South African citizens.
“The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is set to take place from 20 November to 18 December 2022, with the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia / New Zealand 2023 taking place next year from 20 July to 20 August 2023.
“For the FIFA World Cup, SABC Sport Channel will be the primary broadcast platform for the live presentation of matches, with SABC 1, SABC 2 and SABC 3 also carrying the games live simultaneously.
“In line with SABC Sport’s strategic objective of making the world’s greatest football event available to all, audiences will also be able to enjoy the live action from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in the language of their choice on SABC Radio Stations.
“All the live match presentations will include a live studio build-up with match previews and latest team and player news, presented by SABC Sport anchors and top analysts, both on TV and Radio platforms.
“As part of the ‘always-on’ digital strategy, all the latest news, score updates, log table, streaming services and live match commentary will be available on the SABC Sport digital platforms, ensuring that the audiences don’t miss a single minute of the FIFA World Cup 2022.”
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Household nations such as Brazil, England, Spain, Argentina, France and Belgium are being tipped by many as favourites to win the tournament.
Five African countries will be taking part in the competition, namely Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia.
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