Where to Watch AFCON 2024

The buzz of the African Cup of Nations is in its crescendo, and you don't want to be left out. When it gets to its peak, where will you be? Where will you be watching your national team? If you are a neutral football fan, have you decided where to watch the AFCON? Here is a guide on where to watch the AFCON games.

If you're an Ivorian resident or a fan travelling to see the tournament, depending on where you reside, you can buy a ticket to watch the games live at any of the assigned football stadiums in Cote'dvoire! Six stadiums are billed to host the periodic sports event. And, here they are:

The largest stadium at the AFCON will play host to both the opening match and final game of the tournament. Renamed the Stade Alassane Ouattara from the Stade Olympique, in honour of the President of the country, it has a 60,000 seating capacity.

• Côte d'Ivoire vs Guinée Bissau;
• Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea;
• Ivory Coast vs Nigeria;
• Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau;
• Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast;
• Mozambique vs Ghana;
• Round of 16 No.3;
• Quarter-final No.2;
• Semi-final No.2;
• Final Match.

The stadium, named after the Côte d'Ivoire legend Laurent Pokou, is a 20,000 capacity stadium situated in the south-west of Côte d'Ivoire. It will play host to a number of matches at the AFCON, such as:

• Morocco vs Tanzania;
• D.R. Congo vs Zambia;
• Morocco vs D.R. Congo;
• Zambia vs Tanzania;
• Namibia vs Mali;
• Zambia vs Morocco;
• Round of 16 No. 4;
• Quarter final.

Ex Ivorian Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, named the stadium, which is in the town of Korhogo, north of Côte d'Ivoire, after himself. It is a new stadium with an average seating capacity of 20,000. It will host most of the Group E matches at the AFCON 2024.

• Tunisia vs Namibia;
• Mali vs South Africa;
• Tunisia vs Mali;
• South Africa vs Namibia;
• South Africa vs Tunisia;
• Tanzania vs D.R. Congo;
• Round of 16 No.7.

Located directly in the centre of the town of Bouaké, the Stade de la Paix, which opened to the public in 1984 can seat over 40,000 fans. It is the 3rd largest stadium in the competition. You can watch these matches live at the Stade de la Paix:

• Algeria vs Angola;
• Burkina Faso vs Mauritania;
• Algeria vs Burkina Faso;
• Mauritania vs Angola;
• Gambia vs Cameroon;
• Mauritania vs Algeria;
• Round of 16 No.1;
• Quarter-final No.3;
• Semi-final No.1.

Also named after a former Prime Minister, the Stade Charles Konan Banny is situated in the capital of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro. It's an ultra-modern stadium with an average capacity of 20,000. The reigning AFCON champions will play there:

• Senegal vs Gambia;
• Cameroon vs Guinea;
• Senegal vs Cameroon;
• Guinea vs Gambia;
• Guinea vs Senegal;
• Angola vs Burkina Faso;
• Round of 16 No.6;
• Quarter final 4.

With an almost 45,000 seating capacity, the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium is one of two that are in Côte d'Ivoire's largest city. Fixed in the Plateau district of Abidjan, the stadium usually hosts matches for one of the country's biggest clubs, and the national team. You can watch these matches live:

• Egypt vs Mozambique;
• Ghana vs Cape Verde;
• Egypt vs Ghana;
• Cape Verde vs Mozambique;
• Cape Verde vs Egypt;
• Guinea Bissau vs Nigeria;
• Round of 16 No. 2;
• Round of 16 No.5;
• Quarter final No.1;
• Third place match.

There was a lot of hullabaloo about the rights to televise the showpiece in sub Saharan Africa. It had been reported earlier that a good number of stations in the region would not be able to provide their viewership with live access to games.

This was because of the initial inability of several broadcasters to reach a commercially viable agreement with New World TV, a Togolese audio-visual group who secured the broadcast rights from SuperSport for sub-Saharan Africa. However, there has been breakthroughs in that, and now the AFCON will be aired by a good number of cable and local TV stations in Africa and internationally.

Are you wondering where to watch the AFCON? Turn on your TV and tune to the following:

For fans in the European region, you can depend on a number of global TV broadcasters to join the excitement of the African Cup of Nations. Here are some channels that will air the tournament: Sky (United Kingdom), BBC (United Kingdom), LaLiga+ (Spain), SportItalia (Italy), Sport Digital (Germany & Switzerland), SportTV (Portugal), Viaplay (Nordics), beIN Sport (France, New Zealand, Turkey), Ziggo TV (Dutch), etc.

If you're intending to watch from the shore of Australia, you can tune in to beIN Sport.

Those in South and middle east Asia can join their counterparts around the continent to be part of the football festival when they tune into beIN Sport (Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Japan), etc.

The African Cup of Nations will be transmitted to audiences via cable and local TV stations all around the continent. Here are some of them: CANAL+ (Several French-speaking African countries, including Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Cameroon), New World TV (Togo, Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burundi, and Burkina Faso), DSTV/GoTV (Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa), SABC (South Africa Local TV), NTA (Nigeria Local TV), StarTimes (Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Guinea, and Senegal), GTV (Ghana Local TV), etc.

South American fans who want to have a taste of the African football celebration can also switch to beIN Sport and Band TV (Brazil).

The global broadcaster beIN Sport (Canada, United States) is also present in North America to give African football fans access to the AFCON tournament.

Online Streaming can be done from anywhere in the world as long as you have access to it. The African Cup of Nations can be streamed through channels and apps such as UK's BBC iPlayer (with a TV license), beIN Sports site, Sling or Fubo, Sky Sports website and app, New World TV website and app.

The AFCON is arguably Africa's most anticipated football tournament by Africans. Not only that, this is where the soccer world comes to see the African stars, who grace the leagues in Europe and beyond, battle it out for the prestigious AFCON trophy. If you're thinking about where to watch the AFCON, it could be live at the stadium, on your cable or local TV or you can stream it online. Take the pick that best suits you and let's support the sports fiesta!