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Alibaba joins NTA, HotSports for AFCON broadcast

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Ali Baba

The Nigerian Television Authority and HotSports Media Group will present a blend of football and comedy in their presentation as well as analysis of the matches of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which begin in Egypt on June 21.

HotSports, the Official Marketing Agency of AFCON 2019, will beam all the 52 matches on the terrestrial channels of the NTA.

According to the company, popular comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as Alibaba, will lead other comedians in a move unprecedented in the live football telecasting in Nigeria.

Receiving Alibaba at the headquarters of HS Media Group in Lagos at the weekend, the HotSports President and Chief Executive Officer, Taye Ige, said, “We want to achieve a significant milestone in football broadcasting by bringing sports and entertainment together in the terrestrial live studios of AFCON 2019. We want to produce a memorable event that will remain in the minds of football loving Nigerians for many years to come.”

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