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Media Companies Bringing Euro 2020 to African Viewers

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Despite major efforts from sports leagues like the NBA, European club football is still far and away the most watched variety of sport on the African continent.

This is mainly driven by African players becoming stars in competitions like the Premier League, Serie A, and the Champions League.

However, when the domestic league campaigns are all done and dusted, attention turns to international football, and because the African Cup of Nations has been moved to 2022, all eyes will be on this summer’s Euro 2020.

Here are some of the media companies and broadcasters who are transmitting the games to various parts of Africa.

African fans of European football will feel part of the action thanks to the broadcast rights acquired by these media companies

StarTimes – Sub-Saharan Africa

Those countries that make up Sub-Saharan Africa are treated to a whole array of potential channels and streaming services for Euro 2020.

The latest of these to be added is StarTimes. Users of the service will have already been enjoying World Cup qualifiers contested by European nations, which is an added bonus on top of all this summer’s action.

beIN Sports – North Africa

beIN Sports have a stranglehold on all football related content in North Africa, and Euro 2020 will be no exception with all keen sports bettors and followers planning to tune into every game on what is a refined and highly professional broadcaster.

Another thing that sets beIN apart is them bringing in star guests and panellists to their pre and post-match shows, whose opinions perfectly complement those of experts who write for those comparison sites which couple top tips with offers such as free bets.

African football fanatics can easily recreate the Euro 2020 fan zone experience

TVMS – Kenya

TVMS (TV Media Sport) are giving Kenyan footy fans an absolute treat this summer, choosing to broadcast the European Championships on a free-to-air basis.

This means that all other fans around the continent will be jealous of Kenyans, who as long as they have a TV to hand can watch all the games for free.

SuperSport – Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa

South Africa has always been an anomaly when it comes to African broadcast rights. Thankfully for viewers there, more competition is helping to lower prices, which had begun to skyrocket of late.

SuperSport is one such broadcaster, who mix a blend of quality production with a full array of scheduled content. Their product will also be available in Sub-Saharan Africa.