Canal+ has secured exclusive rights, across all languages, to UEFA Men’s club competitions in Sub-Saharan Africa for four seasons, running from mid-2027 to 2031.
The deal hands the pay-TV group’s subscribers in more than 40 countries exclusive access to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, featuring top clubs from England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Portugal, and stars including Victor Osimhen, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane.
In English- and Portuguese-speaking Africa, SuperSport retains and strengthens its existing exclusive coverage of the tournaments. But it’s in French-speaking Africa where the deal reshapes the market. Canal+ Sport regains full Champions League coverage and, for the first time, secures exclusive French-language rights to the Europa League and Conference League, rights previously held by the Togo-based network New World TV, effectively exiting the market from the 2027/28 season.
Canal+ expands its football portfolio
The new rights add to an already large football offering across SuperSport and Canal+ Sport, which includes the Betway Premiership, the Premier League, LaLiga EA Sports, Ligue 1 and the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026. The company said the agreement, struck with UC3, further cements its position as the region’s home of premium sport.
Maxime Saada, Chief Executive Officer of Canal+, said the deal underscores the strength of the group’s sports offering across the continent.
“We are very proud of this new partnership, which gives us exclusive rights to all UEFA Men’s Club competitions across more than 40 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he said, adding that subscribers would enjoy “the biggest matches” of all three competitions for four seasons.
Saada also thanked UC3 and Relevent for extending their partnership with the company, following similar rights deals the pair struck in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland and Austria.
The consolidation follows Canal+’s acquisition of MultiChoice, which brought SuperSport’s English- and Portuguese-language rights under the same roof as Canal+ Sport’s Francophone operations, and appears designed to close gaps that let a smaller regional player like New World TV compete for French-language rights in the first place.
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