If you ever needed proof that African club football is no longer “regional entertainment” but global premium content, this is it.
The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 Final between AS FAR and Mamelodi Sundowns is set to be broadcast in over 100 territories worldwide, turning Rabat into the center of the football universe on Sunday, 24 May 2026.
Kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) — but the real story is what happens far beyond the stadium.
Africa’s Club Football Just Went Global
This is not just another continental final, but a broadcast revolution. For the first time ever, the CAF Champions League Final will break into major new global markets including: Japan, South Korea, China (via DAZN)
That alone signals a major shift: African football is now actively competing for attention in Asia’s massive sports media ecosystem.
UK FREE-TO-AIR SHOCKER
In one of the biggest surprises of the deal:
👉 The United Kingdom will show the final LIVE on Channel 4 — free-to-air.
This is a huge milestone. For years, African club football struggled to secure mainstream European visibility. Now it’s walking straight into living rooms across Britain without a paywall.
THE POWER PLAYERS OF GLOBAL BROADCASTING
The CAF Champions League continues to lean on its heavyweight broadcast partners:
- beIN Sports – covering MENA, Asia, France, USA, South Pacific and more
- Canal+ – French-language coverage across 32+ countries
- SuperSport – dominant across sub-Saharan Africa (36+ countries)
This trio effectively guarantees near-global saturation coverage.
AFRICA STAYS AT THE HEART OF IT
Even as the tournament expands globally, Africa remains the core audience:
- Southern Africa: SABC
- East Africa: Azam TV (covering 8+ countries)
- Morocco: SNRT (Arryadia) + beIN Sports
This ensures fans from Cape Town to Nairobi to Casablanca are fully locked in.
EUROPE, LATAM & BEYOND JOIN THE PARTY
New territories added across Europe and the Americas include:
- Portugal (Sport TV)
- Ukraine (Megogo)
- Slovenia & Croatia (Sport Klub)
- Czech Republic & Slovakia (Sport TV networks)
- Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, Spain (new expanded coverage zones)
CAF is no longer negotiating visibility — it is demanding it.
WHY THIS FINAL MATTERS BEYOND FOOTBALL
This isn’t just AS FAR vs Sundowns, but symbol of three big shifts:
- African football is becoming export content and longer confined to continental broadcasters.
- Streaming platforms are rewriting geography: DAZN entering Asia with CAF content is a game-changer.
- Free-to-air is making a comeback: Channel 4 putting the final on free TV signals mass-market ambition.
When the whistle blows in Rabat, this won’t just be a continental final, it will be a global broadcast event, ommercial breakthrough for African football anda statement that CAF club football belongs on the world stage
And for once, the world won’t just be watching Europe. It will be watching Africa.
