SAFA have explained why Banyana Banyana's Olympic qualifier against Nigeria will not be televised on SABC.
It was initially announced that the game would be shown SABC, with the clash scheduled to get underway at 18h00.
However, SAFA confirmed on Friday afternoon that they are unable to secure a feed from the local broadcaster in Nigeria.
Statement:
The South African Football Association (SAFA) wishes to communicate that the away first leg Olympic qualifier between Banyana Banyana and the Super Facons of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday afternoon will not be broadcast live on the SABC.
We were not able to secure the feed from the host broadcaster in Nigeria on a reciprocal basis that would have been shared with our partner in South Africa, the SABC. This means the match cannot be broadcast in South Africa as we rely on agreements that our hosts have, if and when they broadcast their matches and share our broadcast feed when we host our matches.
We will endeavor to share our home feed with Nigeria when we host them on Tuesday 9 April 2024.
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