African football lovers would not be able to view the very much anticipated 2023 AFCON tournaments on DStv's SuperSport as DStv was unable to secure rights for its airing.

This was revealed in a statement by Multichoice, the parent company of DStv on Wednesday, 3 January 2023.

The 34th edition of the CAF AFCON has been slated to hold on the 13th of January to the 11th of February this year, with 24 nations actively involved in the tournament.

This is as shown in the statement which reads:

“SuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] 2023 scheduled for January 13th – February 11th, 2024, because the channel has not secured the rights to broadcast the tournament,” reads the statement.

“However, AFCON 2023 games will be available through our partner broadcast stations on Free to Air [FTA] channels.

“Multichoice Africa remains committed to ensuring that fans across Africa continue to enjoy unrivalled access to entertainment and football games available on DStv and GOtv platforms, including the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Zambian Super League and many more of football’s most prestigious competitions.”