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- 7 Apr 2017
Kwesé TV Secures 2018 FIFA World Cup, Confederations Cup 2017 Viewership Right
Africa’s newest trusted source for the best in sports programming Kwesé, has again managed to secure the best in sports rights for its viewers by adding the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the FIFA…
- 6 Nov 2022
Airtel Africa, New World TV Bring FIFA World Cup to Africa
Airtel Africa and New World TV today inParis, France, announced a landmark partnership, in which Airtel TV subscribers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Chad,…
- 12 Oct 2022
Showmax Set to Broadcast All 64 FIFA World Cup Matches Live in 4K
November is set to be an exciting season for football lovers as Showmax Pro streams all 64 FIFA World Cup Qatar games in ultra-high-definition screen resolution across Nigeria and other sub-Saharan…
- 12 Apr 2017
StarTimes Acquires Media Rights to 2018 FIFA World Cup
Africa’s leading pay TV operator StarTimes has acquired media rights to 2018 FIFA World Cup as FIFA officially granted media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events in Sub-Saharan Africa on Thursday.…
- 17 Nov 2022
Showmax Pro Records Massive Year on Year Growth Ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
As Showmax Pro ramps up for its biggest broadcasting event yet – the FIFA World Cup Qatar, where all 64 matches will be streamed live, courtesy of SuperSport, the African streaming service has just…
- 2 Nov 2009
Royal Fathers Commend NBC on Fifa World Cup Trophy
Royal Fathers of the host communities of Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc have commended the company for giving them opportunity to share in the excitement of the Fifa World Cup Trophy tour of…
- 7 Jun 2010
Mobile Phones Boom Ahead 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
Few days to the commencement of the 2010 FIFA world cup in South Africa on June 11, traders are enjoying a boom in the sales of mobile phones ,Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. When…
- 17 Nov 2022
Airtel Africa Delivers FIFA World Cup 2022™ Matches to Subscribers on the go
Airtel Africa has launched a new content package that will provide exclusive, live access to all FIFA World Cup 2022™ matches to Airtel TV subscribers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo…
- 30 Oct 2022
MultiChoice Rewards Phyna and Chizzy with a Trip to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
MultiChoice, in association with SuperSport, is pleased to announce that BBNaija Season 7 winner Phyna and rider Chizzy will join sports professionals and analysts on a trip to Qatar for the 2022…
- 9 Apr 2021
SuperSport Wins 2022 FIFA World Cup Broadcast Rights
SuperSport, South Africa-based Pan-Africa group of television channels carried on the DStv satellite & GOtv terrestrial platforms, said that it has won the rights to broadcast all the 64 matches…
- 9 Jul 2014
World Cup Breaks Online Streaming Record
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil has set new records for streaming data traffic around the world, as football fans watch matches online in greater numbers than ever before. A report from the FIFA…
- 14 Jun 2014
Visa Unveils Interactive Fan Engagements, In-Stadium Technology
Visa, the global leader in payments, and FIFA’s exclusive Financial Services partner for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, on Friday shared its global FIFA World Cup activation program, which will…
- 1 Jul 2019
Nigerian Women’s Football Team Progress In World Cup
The Nigerian Women's team have been playing against some of the best teams in the world and have managed to make it to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup. Nigerian Women’s Football Team Progress In…
- 24 May 2010
World Cup Stars, Mobile Phone Coys in 1GOAL Campaign
Education for All, the football world and FIFA-backed legacy project for the 2010 World Cup, has launched the world’s biggest ever mobile phone campaign. Mobile companies from…
- 14 Aug 2026
World Cup, AFCON, Blord saga top Nigeria’s Google searches in 2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Iran-Israel conflict, and the controversy involving social media activist VeryDarkMan and businessman Blord dominated Google searches by…
- 27 May 2014
Jumia Says Win A Trip to 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Jumia, Nigeria’s topmost online retailer is back with another exciting offer for the upcoming world cup. Jumia is giving everyone an opportunity to celebrate during the world cup season with a free…
- 28 Dec 2022
TD Africa, Vivo thrill over 100 partners with Qatar 2022 World Cup final viewing party
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech and lifestyle products, services and solutions in partnership with Vivo, a world leading manufacturer of innovative smartphones and…
- 4 Apr 2014
Eskimi Innovates for World Cup, Ramadan
Eskimi, one of the largest social media platforms in Africa and South East Asia, is gearing up for the 2 major events during 2014: FIFA World Cup and Ramadan. The platform said on Friday that…
- 13 Jan 2026
US invests $115m in counter-drone tech for World Cup security
Drone The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest $115 million in counter-drone technology to safeguard the 2026 FIFA World Cup and events marking America's 250th independence…
- 18 Jun 2014
Why NTA Sports 24 Offers ‘Free To Air’ World Cup View-Irete
NTA Sports 24, the official upgraded sports channel with super clarity, the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) secured the rights under Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) for ‘Free To…
- 14 Jul 2018
First Set of Winners Emerge in Spectranet World Cup Promo
Spectranet 4GLTE, leading internet service provider, has rolled out the first set of winners in her World Cup Promo, in keeping to the promise of engaging and rewarding customers. Out of…
- 19 Jun 2014
World Cup Broadcasters Target 10.7Bn Screens, Connected Devices- Ovum
This summer’s football World Cup is proving to be the most accessible in the tournament’s history, with broadcast and streaming services available on up to 5.9 billion screens globally. This…
- 4 May 2026
Firm Spots Rising Scam Activity Around the 2026 World Cup, from Bogus Tickets to $500,000 "grant" Emails
Millions of football fans around the world are gearing up for the World Cup, and cybercriminals are seizing the moment to exploit the heightened interest. Experts at Kaspersky have uncovered various…
- 25 Jun 2026
6 Easy Ways to Enjoy the 2026 World Cup with Google and Gemini
If there is one thing that brings everyone together across the country, it is the beautiful game of football. The energy is always on a different level. From the passionate debates in local viewing…
- 21 Dec 2009
Reps Query NTA over Under 17 World Cup Contract
Musa Usman Magawatta, director general, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has come under the hammer of federal lawmakers who have queried the DG for allegedly ignoring due process in awarding…
- 8 Jun 2018
Kaspersky Warns as Cyber Criminals Target Public WiFi
Of the approximately 32 000 public WiFi networks in FIFA World Cup 2018 host cities, 7 176 of them do not use traffic encryption, meaning that hackers need only be located near an access point to…
- 10 Aug 2022
Coca-Cola Kicks off Believe and Win Under-the-Crown Promo
As part of efforts to delight Nigerians with a unique experience of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, Coca-Cola Nigeria has kicked off a consumer-reward campaign for football lovers. Tagged the…
- 20 Nov 2022
Top-Five Schemes Cybercriminals are Running Amid the Biggest Sport Event - Kaspersky
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is the most awaited sports event of 2022 for football fans and kicks off on November 20. As well as exciting hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, it’s also attracted…
- 10 May 2018
Russia 2018: MultiChoice Slashes DStv, GOtv Decoder Prices
MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of the pay-tv platforms, Digital System for Television, DSTV and GOtv has slashed the prices of its decoder for the World Cup period, in order to get more Nigerians to…
- 31 Aug 2010
Over 1.8M Subscribers Support MTN 1GOAL: Education for All Campaign
MTN has registered over 1.8 million SMS petitions for 1GOAL: Education for All campaign. This figure was recorded after MTN subscribers in Africa and the Middle East heeded a call to support the…