AFCON 2025 & SA20 success crown new era for Africa’s biggest broadcaster

SuperSport’s broadcast of major African international sporting events crowns a new era of sports broadcasting for MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company. The conclusion of the 35th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and season four of Betway SA20 has marked SuperSport’s successful broadcast of two major African sports tournaments since CANAL+ joined forces with MultiChoice in September 2025. With the platform for incredible viewing set, the action kicked off in Morocco on 21 December 2025, under the theme “The Family Meets”, which united the African football family through the beautiful game of football and Africa’s biggest sports tournament.

Africa’s greatest football nations battled it out for the ultimate trophy in men’s African football, with Senegal getting crowned the kings of the continent after defeating the hosts in what was considered by many across the world as the most compelling international final in recent memory on 18 January 2026. SuperSport boasted African football stars such as former Nigeria and Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo and ex-AFCON-winning Ivorian winger and UEFA Champions League winner, Salomon Kalou, in its illustrious studio panel. The fourth edition of the Betway SA20 took off on 26 December 2025, one of cricket’s most iconic and traditional match days, with much fanfare.

It was the first time the smash hit global T20 started in December, instead of the usual January start. The tournament was a credit to the year-long planning and meticulous execution of both the League, led by SA20 Commissioner Graeme Smith, and SuperSport, under the guidance of CANAL+ Director of Sports Content for English and Portuguese-speaking Africa, Rendani Ramovha. SuperSport’s broadcast quality matched the elevated levels of the Betway SA20 action, with an array of features that included ball-tracking, catchy graphics, and expert commentary and analysis in English, Afrikaans and IsiXhosa. Your World of Champions brought viewers all the enthralling live action from the first ball to the Eastern Cape Sunrisers’ thrilling victory over Pretoria Capitals at Newlands on 25 January 2026.