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Sportfive extends CAF deal

Sportfive has widened its collaboration with CAF and will produce the TV coverage for the MTN Africa Cup of Nations, GHANA 2008.

Sportfive concluded the agreement for the production of the competition, which takes place from January 20 to February 10, 2008 in Ghana. Under the deal, Sportfive will manage the coverage of 32 matches over four sites.

Eric Ginet, Sportfive France production director said: “We will offer CAF our control of the whole production chain, from capturing the image right up to turnkey programmes going on air: live, magazines, highlights, news access, etc. We are happy and proud that the Ghanaian State and the Steering Committee decided to entrust us with the responsibility of the audiovisual production of this competition”.

Sportfive also holds the exclusive marketing and media rights, as an agent of CAF from 2009 to 2016. This agreement includes the following competitions:
Africa Cup of the Nations 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
CAF Champions’ League from 2009 to 2016
Confederation Cup from 2008 to 2016
African Youth Championship 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015