Football fans waiting for the match between Kenya and Cameroon will not be able to watch on the national broadcaster following a signal failure.
In statement, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) apologized for the development.
“The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) regrets to inform the general public that we are unable to bring you today’s match between Cameroon and Kenya at 7:00PM,” the statement read in part.
KBC stated that it had acquired the rights to air the match, but the involved company failed to provide the needed signal.
“This is due to the inability of New World TV, the Free-To-Air rights holder in Sub-Saharan Africa, to provide the signal to all free to air stations across Africa,” it explained.
Moreover, KBC revealed that it had fully paid for the rights and clarified that the problem was on the New World’s side.
The broadcast was for an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers match.
Afcon 2025
AFCON 2025 championships will be held in Morocco and comprises of 48 teams from across the continent.
24 matches are scheduled as teams compete to secure their spots in Africa’s premier football tournament.
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The top two finishers in the eleven groups that do not include tournament hosts Morocco will earn qualification to the competition.
The qualifiers will determine the 24 teams that will compete in the 35th edition of Africa’s biggest sporting event scheduled to take place between December 21, 2025, and January 18, 2026.
The Kenya men’s national football team faces challenges in its management with coaches fired often and wrangles in the governing body the Federation of Kenya Football (FKF).
The country has a huge base of football fans with many aligned to popular clubs in Europe and England.
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Afcon Football Championships
Afcon is held every two years and attracts competitive teams in the region, including Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria.
Ivory Coast won the 2023 Afcon tournament which was held in February 2024 in a surprise change of events that saw the team fire its coach at the beginning of the championship.
They won 2-1 against Nigeria in a clash that attracted attention across the world.
A video of Nigerians celebrating victory over South Africa in the games went viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunted their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla
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