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SuperSport has acquired the rights
to broadcast live English Premier
League matches in Nigeria for the
next three seasons, the company
said on Thursday.
The arrangement includes 380
Premier League matches, plus the
Premier League ‘s 24-hour content
service in high definition. This
seven-day-a-week service will be
broadcast across sub-Saharan
Africa, including Nigeria.
”Nigeria will be one of the very first
countries to receive the 24-hour
content service, ” said Imtiaz Patel,
CEO of SuperSport. ”We are
delighted to lead the way with our
partners at the Premier League and
associates in Nigeria. ”
Commenting on the news,
chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria,
Adewunmi Ogunsanya, said, ”We
are happy to welcome back the
English Premier League onto the
DStv platform in Nigeria, to stand
alongside the other exciting
international soccer coverage we
already provide to our subscribers
here.
”However, our focus remains firmly
on showcasing home-grown talent
from the Nigerian Premier League
and we will continue our
investments in this regard. ”
General Manager, MultiChoice
Nigeria, Felix Nwogu, told our
correspondent that the move was
to satisfy Nigerian football fans.
He said, ”I believe the EPL is back to
the fans that love it most. We are
ready to satisfy Nigerians. ”
Premier League chief executive,
Richard Scudamore, added: ”We are
pleased to extend our partnership
with SuperSport into Nigeria and are
confident they will continue to
deliver a premium product that will
showcase the Barclays Premier
League to our many fans in the
territory.”