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Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Catapault: 10:23am On Feb 14
This year's Africa Cup of Nations enjoyed the highest viewing numbers in its 67-year history - thanks to bigger broadcasting and commercial deals, and social media buzz. Almost two billion people are said to have watched worldwide.

Analysts hope the global appreciation for Africa's footballing flair will translate into more starting slots for African teams at future World Cups.

As it stands, Africa has only nine World Cup spots to Europe's 13, despite the fact these two continents have a near-identical number of Fifa-affiliated countries.

African national teams have in the past complained their salaries and bonuses have not been paid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68286543.amp

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by datola: 10:31am On Feb 14
Catapault:
This year’s African Cup of Nations saw by far its highest ever viewership numbers worldwide.

According to the BBC, an incredible 2 BILLION PEOPLE worldwide watched AFCON.

That equates to roughly 1 in 3 people on Earth watching the tournament!

It is envisaged that next year’s AFCON in Morocco will draw even higher viewership numbers, as the prestigious 65 year old African tournament continues to captivate audiences around the world.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68286543.amp

Wow. Africa na your mate!

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Zonefree(m): 10:34am On Feb 14
Catapault:
Do we even think about hosting AFCON in this country, or is it just other countries that will be hosting while we attend?

The one we co-hosted in 2000 nko? Abi dem never born you then? undecided

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Catapault: 10:39am On Feb 14
Zonefree:

The one we co-hosted in 2000 nko? Abi dem never born you then? undecided

Dude, that was 24 years ago.

Dinosaur.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Zonefree(m): 10:44am On Feb 14
Catapault:


Dude, that was 24 years ago.

Dinosaur.
The tournament is every two years and there are over 50 countries in the continent.

In the spirit of equity, are you supposed to clamour for another hosting now?

GenZ.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Dobodobo04: 10:47am On Feb 14
Catapault:
Do we even think about hosting AFCON in this country, or is it just other countries that will be hosting while we attend?

In fact I’m just tired of all of you in this country.

Very useless set of people!


We have hosted it twice before. We have also hosted a youth World Cup, Nigeria 99.

Let’s improve our infrastructure first, boost our megawatt, improve our rails, fix our roads, improve security, so when visitors come, they experience organic beauty. You also don’t want lights going off during matches or some bunch of foreigners getting kidnapped.

If we just do gra gra, host, build white elephant stadiums, etc, will be waste of money and won’t benefit Nigeria.

We don’t want to waste billions building stadiums, only for the stadiums to go moribund after 5 weeks of usage.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Catapault: 10:51am On Feb 14
Dobodobo04:


We have hosted it twice before. We have also hosted a youth World Cup, Nigeria 99.

Let’s improve our infrastructure first, boost our megawatt, improve our rails, fix our roads, improve security, so when visitors come, they experience organic beauty. You also don’t want lights going off during matches or some bunch of foreigners getting kidnapped.

If we just do gra gra, host, build white elephant stadiums, etc, will be waste of money and won’t benefit Nigeria.

We don’t want to waste billions building stadiums, only for the stadiums to go moribund after 5 weeks of usage.



Cool.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by udomonday: 11:30am On Feb 14
Zonefree:

The one we co-hosted in 2000 nko? Abi dem never born you then? undecided
Nigeria can only bring down the quality of the tournament if caf makes the mistake of giving it to Nigeria, the country is just backwards in every sphere.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by ThrustReverser(m): 11:35am On Feb 14
How did they do the counting?

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Kingpele(m): 11:45am On Feb 14
They watched us fail to lift the trophy... the painful thing about this final was the promise the players made to us that they will bring the cup home ...but can we really blame them? APC has been promising us one naira to one dollar since 2014

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by twilliamx(m): 11:45am On Feb 14
It was the best organized sporting event aside the world cup in S A I have ever seen on African soil. It shows you how other African countries has left us behind while we are busy playing politics. It would have been a sham of an event if it was Nigeria that organized it because one assshole would have seen it as an opportunity to get rich quick and not as a thing of pride for the entire country

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by nony43(m): 11:46am On Feb 14
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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by LUAN(m): 11:46am On Feb 14
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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Anguldi(m): 11:46am On Feb 14
Na bad economy cause am

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Anguldi(m): 11:46am On Feb 14
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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Alexis11: 11:47am On Feb 14
More reason why I am always angry anytime I realize how terrible Nigeria performed in the final with their bus parking zero midfield techniques.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by nony43(m): 11:47am On Feb 14
Zonefree:

The tournament is every two years and there are over 50 countries in the continent.

In the spirit of equity, are you supposed to clamour for another hosting now?

GenZ.




I think it is every year now.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Angelfrost(m): 11:47am On Feb 14
My own is, I want to see African nations establishing themselves at the world cup stage.


We have been pushed around for too long.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by bigdammyj: 11:49am On Feb 14
Okay.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by blowjohn(m): 11:49am On Feb 14
ThrustReverser:
How did they do the counting?

They used Nigerian census board undecided

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by blowjohn(m): 11:50am On Feb 14
Alexis11:
More reason why I am always angry anytime I realize how terrible Nigeria performed in the final with their bus parking zero midfield techniques.


If ur discerning enough u wud have sensed some form of spiritual battle that night.


More that met the eye.


Those who know, know

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by rattlesnake(m): 11:51am On Feb 14
And it ended in tears

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by GreatAchiever1: 11:51am On Feb 14
I'm sure na because Nigerians increase the hype of the tournaments due to our unnecessary bantering of other opposing countries on social media; thereby increasing the views of the tournament. No use Nigerians and social media play.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by LegallyBlunt: 11:53am On Feb 14
cool

A great event. In comparison, this is more than the American Superbowl, NBA, and even the just concluded Asian Cup.

AFCON showed the world that we can organize great sporting events. The only problem I have was with the finals. Our fans were clearly denied tickets or sold to at exhorbitant prices.

Virtually everywhere one looked at in the stadium was covered with orange jerseys.

Well, kudos to the Ivoriens.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by NPFLADMIN(m): 11:54am On Feb 14
That's more than the population of Africa.
I guess CIV are the ones who hosted the best AFCON.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by WhiteWood: 11:54am On Feb 14
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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by NOETHNICITY(m): 11:54am On Feb 14
Wow impressive

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by tommy589(m): 11:55am On Feb 14
Wow!

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Daniluv1(m): 11:55am On Feb 14
ThrustReverser:
How did they do the counting?

There is an analysis for channels tuned into

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by iamtardey: 11:56am On Feb 14
Zonefree:

The tournament is every two years and there are over 50 countries in the continent.

In the spirit of equity, are you supposed to clamour for another hosting now?

GenZ.
idk but I believe Ivory Coast did WELL enough hosting that afcon 2023…100% 👍


Sorry Nigeria 🇳🇬 just have to deal with alot of things RN. Hosting for us ?? Nahhh, not us, maybe someone else…..

During the final day celebration, I just felt them Ivory Coast are really simple and good people generally and they kinda tell a story of Who we really are.

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Re: Almost 2 Billion People Watched AFCON 2023 - BBC News by Mindlog: 11:56am On Feb 14
Zonefree:

The tournament is every two years and there are over 50 countries in the continent.

In the spirit of equity, are you supposed to clamour for another hosting now?

GenZ.

Even at that, some of the 50 countries can't host...Sudan, Eritrea, Libya, South Sudan, CAR, Somalia, Chad etc.

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