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CAFCC: Kotoko, Kariobangi seal deal with StarTimes to broadcast home matches

By Michael Duah
CAFCC: Kotoko, Kariobangi seal deal with StarTimes to broadcast home matches
CAFCC: Kotoko, Kariobangi seal deal with StarTimes to broadcast home matches
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Asante Kotoko and Kariobangi Sharks have managed to secure a broadcast deal from Pay-TV StarTimes for Saturday’s CAF Confederation Cup first round tie.

This means Saturday's first leg at the Kasarani Stadium starting 3.00pm (1 pm GMT) will be live on StarTimes TV across Africa.

Kotoko will host the Kenyan side at the Baba Yara Stadium on 22 December 2018.

Chinese pay-TV giants StarTimes will beam the game live across Africa from the Kasarani Stadium starting 3.00pm Kenyan time.

''All parties, including crew who will produce the game, have agreed and everything is set to have fans across Africa, especially from Kenya and Ghana, enjoy the game on TV,'' a close source told Kahawa Tungu.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) allows host clubs to cash in on the broadcast rights before the tournament enters the more controlled group stage where a single dealer exclusively owns the rights.

Both teams managed to take advantage of a considerable amount of interest the fixture has generated especially in Ghana to hammer the deal.

Kotoko, the country’s biggest football club, is making a grand return to the continental scene after years in the cold, generating a lot of buzz.

Read also: Photos: Kotoko to depart Ghana today ahead of CAF CC game

Meanwhile, Asante Kotoko left Kumasi Tuesday and spent the night in Addis Ababa and will connect to Nairobi from the Ethiopian capital today (Wednesday) morning.

The winner of the two-legged encounter will enter the playoffs stage where they will face one of the CAF Champions League first-round losers for a spot in the lucrative group stage.

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