After Pay-TV operator MultiChoice Nigeria declared on Wednesday that it would not be airing the African Cup of Nations games, Nigerians have not stopped voicing their dissatisfaction with the corporation.
The Pay-TV network declared on Wednesday that it would not be carrying AFCON tournament matches since it was unable to obtain the permission to broadcast them.
Enraged by the incident, Nigerians condemned the platform for airing European matches without securing the rights to broadcast the AFCON matches.
Popular social media influencer Asiwaju Lerry responded to the news by writing, “DSTV is a big joke.” We pay $20,000 a month, but they refuse to show AFCON? The only reasons this capitalist brand still has some of us by the scruff of the neck are the Premier League and the UCL.
Daniel Regha, a different social media celebrity, criticized Pay-TV, saying that football games were the main reason why so many Nigerians continued to subscribe to their decoders.
“Many Nigerians would have canceled their DSTV subscriptions by now if it weren’t for football matches,” he added.
JJ Omojuwa stated during his party that MultiChoice’s inability to obtain the right to watch was more of an AFCON and CAF loss than a DStv loss.
“More losses for AFCON/CAF than for DSTV. DSTV relationships aren’t ending because of the AFCON. In addition to its unparalleled continental reach, he wrote.
“No AFCON on DSTV. Crime against humanity,” he wrote.
@Oladapomikky1 called for NTA or AIT to use the opportunity to fix their broadcast issues and bring their sporting sections back to life
“Since DSTV won’t be there, NTA or AIT should use the AFCON competition to repair their brand by broadcasting it worldwide.This is a fantastic chance to bring the station’s sports section back to life,” he wrote.
@pbtips_ slammed the broadcast company for being very quick to show European games and failing to secure broadcast right for the continent’s tournament.
Calling for the boycott of the broadcast company, he wrote, “Dstv fit show Euros but Afcon wey be our own we no fit watch am The earlier we boycott DSTV the better for us all.”
@maxvayshia who seemed unhappy with the news said that the Pay-Tv platform would become useless if it stops airing football.
“Take football away and DSTV would become useless in Nigeria. Unbearably expensive without any value for money. Even cartoon for children has been polluted with LGTV,” he wrote.
On his part, Dami Adenuga described the development as a crime against humanity.