BeIN Sports has held the rights since 2017CAF terminated US$1bn contract with Lagardère Sports in 2019The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has terminated its 12-year, US$415 million broadcast contract with BeIN Sports with immediate effect. Included are the rights to CAF’s international and club soccer tournaments, including the Africa Cup of Nations and the Champions League. This means CAF could be forced to pay out compensation if its own claim isn’t successful. BeIN Sport, whose rights were originally sourced through the deal with Lagardère, opted to continue its arrangement and assumed the position of principal broadcaster. The cancellation of the Lagardère deal accelerated growing ties between CAF and Fifa, with some believing the influence of the latter on the former has become disproportionately strong.
