CAF Champions League CAF Has Rejected SABC Offer To Televise Kaizer Chiefs’ CAF CL Historical Match

Big blow for South African football fans as the SABC confirmed that the CAF has rejected their offer to televise Kaizer Chiefs’ historical match. The 2020/2021 CAF Champions League final between Kaizer Chiefs and Al Ahly will not be televised on SABC.

According to reports, this comes just days after SuperSport TV confirmed that they’ll be airing their first CAF Champions League match in ages, in the form of the CAF Champions League final after purchasing the broadcasting rights directly from CAF.

The SABC have since confirmed that due to an exclusive deal between SuperSport and CAF, the African football governing body has subsequently rejected their offer to broadcast the match between Kaizer Chiefs and Al Ahly.

The SABC have confirmed that they’ll not be televising Saturday night’s historical CAF Champions League final between Kaizer Chiefs and Egyptian giants Al Ahly according to reports.

OFFER REJECTED! The SABC will not broadcast the Total CAF Champions League Final between Kaizer Chiefs and Al Ahly.” FarPost reported via Twitter.

““Despite the SABC meeting CAF’s asking price for the free-to-air rights, the offer was rejected on the basis that CAF has signed an exclusive deal with Supersport.””

Saturday’s CAF Champions League final between Kaizer Chiefs and Al Ahly is will get underway at 19:00 GMT in Casablanca, Morocco.

The match will be televised live on SuperSport Channel 202.


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