South Africa: SAFA Apologises for No SABC Broadcast of Afcon Qualifier

The South African Football Association (SAFA) wishes to apologise to the nation and the football loving public, for the fact that the SABC failed to broadcast the BAFANA BAFANA vs NIGERIA AFCON QUALIFIER this afternoon.

SAFA had taken the initiative to seek a resolution to the impasse as early as the first week of November and made the SABC an offer to broadcast the BAFANA BAFANA vs NIGERIA AFCON QUALIFIER and the NELSON MANDELA CHALLENGE, by attempting to conclude a match by match agreement. In this instance, SAFA offered the matches to the SABC for a rights fee of R10m (Ten Million Rand). The SABC declined this offer by SAFA.

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