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Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News - Sports (2) - Nairaland

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by inoki247: 11:58am On Feb 14, 2024
That's massive..
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Adlac(m): 12:00pm On Feb 14, 2024
Angelfrost:
My own is, I want to see African nations establishing themselves at the world cup stage.


We have been pushed around for too long.
Morroco Just did.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by BHG1(m): 12:03pm On Feb 14, 2024
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LegallyBlunt:
cool

A great event. In comparison, this is more than the American Superbowl, NBA, and even the just concluded Asian Cup.

AFCON showed the world that we can organize great sporting events. The only problem I have was with the finals. Our fans were clearly denied tickets or sold to at exhorbitant prices.

Virtually everywhere one looked at in the stadium was covered with orange jerseys.

Well, kudos to the Ivoriens.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by muykem: 12:11pm On Feb 14, 2024
This is the best Africa cup of nation ever in all areas, organising stadium, officiating, players skills, fans control etc.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by femi4: 12:15pm On Feb 14, 2024
Mindlog:
Even at that, some of the 50 countries can't host...Sudan, Eritrea, Libya, South Sudan, CAR, Somalia, Chad etc.
If burkinafaso can host, there is hope for them
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Princewill1(m):
It's was because Nigeria stayed longer in the competition and the subsequent social media buzz from mostly Nigerians that piled up the viewing numbers.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by OgundeleT(m): 12:21pm On Feb 14, 2024
It was because Nigeria qualified for the tournament and they also got to final
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Angelfrost(m): 12:48pm On Feb 14, 2024
Adlac:
Morroco Just did.
True... It was a thing of beauty.

I want more African nations dominating like that.

I believe with some serious work and commitment, one of us will get to the world cup finals.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Entanglement: 12:49pm On Feb 14, 2024
If for say them comot Nigeria during the beginning for this afcon, I for no even know say afcon dey exist self undecided

Na because of Nigerians make that view go up
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by seunny4lif(m): 12:57pm On Feb 14, 2024
Funny things is that, they will be comparing that so called Super Bowl to Football.

Over 2.2B watched AFCON this year according to CAF, that’s the highest view in the history of CAF.
The final is the most watched final behind 2022 World Cup final.

Many watched because they want Nigeria to fail, and even Sky sport showed the games.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Inayachem: 1:02pm On Feb 14, 2024
Nigeria is hosting the 2029 edition
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by MzansiCoolio: 1:11pm On Feb 14, 2024
When you have very little to boast about as a country you then begin to make up stories that afcon had 2 billion views bcoz your country made it to the finals.

I listened to the BBC analysis of the views and its because of the unpredictable nature of the tournament from day 1, and the fairytale stories. Even from the beginning of the tournament Asian audiences were complaining that the BBC favoured afcon over the Asian Cup.

Every other unsubstantiated claim is a figment of people's hungry imagine, since they cant eat aftobeats - the only thing they can boast of.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by toffyz(m): 1:13pm On Feb 14, 2024
But how is this calculated??
How would they know the exact number of viewers per household??

Of course, they can know the exact number of active decoders during live matches, but would they know the number of viewers on that particular decoders??
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Mindlog: 1:18pm On Feb 14, 2024
femi4:
If burkinafaso can host, there is hope for them
No motivational speaker can get them to achieve it!
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by oyeb15: 1:26pm On Feb 14, 2024
In Nigeria, mobile policemen with Ak 45 would be d fans steward with some visible lylon of sachet water , gala , biscuits on d pitch.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by themanderon: 1:32pm On Feb 14, 2024
The pitch, the officiating just about everything about the competition was top-notch.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Kilometres: 1:35pm On Feb 14, 2024
Dobodobo04:
We have hosted it twice before. We have also hosted a youth World Cup, Nigeria 99.

Let’s improve our infrastructure first, boost our megawatt, improve our rails, fix our roads, improve security, so when visitors come, they experience organic beauty. You also don’t want lights going off during matches or some bunch of foreigners getting kidnapped.

If we just do gra gra, host, build white elephant stadiums, etc, will be waste of money and won’t benefit Nigeria.

We don’t want to waste billions building stadiums, only for the stadiums to go moribund after 5 weeks of usage.
Youth world cup twice

Under 19 World Cup in 1999

And under 17 World Cup in 2009
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by TOPCRUISE(m): 1:36pm On Feb 14, 2024
It's because ivory coast hosted the tournament brilliantly. Unlike the one of 2022 in Cameroon which was somehow anyhow
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Btruth: 1:57pm On Feb 14, 2024
Wow....and yet, the final was messed up by Super Eagle 😔
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Kinzo0917(m): 1:59pm On Feb 14, 2024
Mindlog:
Even at that, some of the 50 countries can't host...Sudan, Eritrea, Libya, South Sudan, CAR, Somalia, Chad etc.
Some of those countries you mentioned can co-host. E.g sudan 🇸🇩 and south/sudan , libya 🇱🇾 can co-host with Mauritania 🇲🇷 and so on
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Rejoice28(f): 2:07pm On Feb 14, 2024
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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Omoawoke(m): 2:10pm On Feb 14, 2024
Africa is meant to be among the greatest continents on earth if not the greatest.
But the people are mentally colonized, suffering confused identity and religiously blind.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Mindlog: 2:19pm On Feb 14, 2024
Kinzo0917:
Some of those countries you mentioned can co-host. E.g sudan and south/sudan , libya 🇱🇾 can co-host with Mauritania 🇲🇷 and so on
Shey u dey whine me ni? cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by eepeepook: 3:21pm On Feb 14, 2024
Next time BBC comes with claims, they should let us know how the numbers were generated. This is an exaggeration for all I care.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Jayhome24: 3:23pm On Feb 14, 2024
Woow that is massive.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by drimzsmoke(m): 3:31pm On Feb 14, 2024
Zonefree:
The one we co-hosted in 2000 nko? Abi dem never born you then? undecided
Wey dem use this theme song and one other song like that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCuaLxdgm_U
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by m948: 3:48pm On Feb 14, 2024
Sub to watch the record

https://www.youtube.com/@content-academy?sub_confirmation=1
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by pacespot(m): 4:10pm On Feb 14, 2024
Zonefree:
The tournament is every two years and there are over 50 countries in the continent.

In the spirit of equity, are you supposed to clamour for another hosting now?

GenZ.
Go and check how many times Egypt has hosted the tournament during that span of 24 years. The fact that we have 54 countries in Africa doesn't mean all of them are capable of hosting AFCON. Even Nigeria co-hosted with Ghana last time.
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by MisfitHPG: 4:23pm On Feb 14, 2024
Zonefree:
The one we co-hosted in 2000 nko? Abi dem never born you then? undecided
who will come?them no value their lives?
Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Mbabula: 4:50pm On Feb 14, 2024
GreatAchiever1:
I'm sure na because Nigerians increase the hype of the tournaments due to our unnecessary bantering of other opposing countries on social media; thereby increasing the views of the tournament. No use Nigerians and social media play.
Giant my foot.
some of you will always find a way to link any great feat been achieved in Africa just to come online and brag.
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