African Cup of Nations 2012 live on British Eurosport

January 5, 2012   ·   3 Comments

British Eurosport will broadcast live coverage of all 32 matches of the 2012 African Cup of Nations from  21 January to 12 February with high definition coverage on Eurosport HD.

The 2012 tournament, co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will be the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations -the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

In the absence of Nigeria, Cameroon and defending champions Egypt, the Ivory Coast and Ghana have emerged as strong favourites for the title, with both teams boasting a star-studded line-up consisting of players from Europe’s elite clubs. The Ivory Coast squad boasts Chelsea forward Didier Drogba and club team-mate Salomon Kalou, as well as Arsenal forward Gervinho. In the heart of the midfield will be Manchester City’s Yaya Toure, while brother Kolo sits further back in central defence.

Ghana are likely to be one of the other stand-out performers, as they also possess players such as Al Ain forward Asamoah Gyan (on-loan from Sunderland) and Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari. Ghana have not won the Africa Cup of Nations since 1982, and will be hoping that they can end the 30-year drought.

Eurosport will be on-site to deliver exclusive interviews along with a commentary team consisting of  Leroy Rosenior, Tim Caple, Jon Roder, Dan O’Hagan and Wayne Boyce.

In addition to the live coverage, Eurosport will also broadcast the “Africa Cup of Nations Special” a daily 15-minute programme including reviews and previews of matches.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations Broadcast Schedule

Saturday 21 January       

1815 – 2030    LIVE      Equatorial New Guinea v Libya on British Eurosport & HD

2055 – 2300    LIVE      Senegal v Zambia on British Eurosport

Sunday 22 January          

1600 – 1800    LIVE       Ivory Coast v Sudan – British Eurosport & HD

1900 – 2100    LIVE       Burkina Faso v Angola – British Eurosport 2

Monday 23 January        

1600 – 1800    LIVE       Gabon v Niger – British Eurosport & HD

1845 – 2100    LIVE       Morocco v Tunisia – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Morocco v Tunisia – British Eurosport 2

Tuesday 24 January        

1600 – 1800    LIVE      Ghana v Botswana – British Eurosport & HD

1830 – 2100    LIVE      Mali v Equatorial New Guinea – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Mali vs Equatorial New Guinea – British Eurosport 2

Wednesday 25 January

1600 – 1800    LIVE       Libya v Zambia – British Eurosport & HD

1830 – 2100    LIVE       Eq New Guinea v Senegal – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Equatorial New Guinea v Senegal on British Eurosport 2

Thursday 26 January      

1600 – 1800    LIVE      Sudan v Angola – British Eurosport & HD

1830 – 2100    LIVE      Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights: Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso – British Eurosport 2

Friday 27 January            

1600 – 1800    LIVE      Niger v Tunisia on British Eurosport & HD

1830 – 2100    LIVE      Gabon v Morocco on British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Gabon v Morocco on British Eurosport 2

Saturday 28 January       

1600 – 1800    LIVE      Botswana v Equatorial New Guinea – British Eurosport & HD

1830 – 2100    LIVE      Ghana v Mali – British Eurosport & HD

2305 – 0100    Highlights : Ghana v Mali – British Eurosport

Sunday 29 January          

1730 – 2000    LIVE      Equatorial Guinea v Zambia – British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

1800 – 2000    LIVE     Libya v Senegal – British Eurosport 2

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Libya v Senegal – British Eurosport 2

Monday 30 January        

1730 – 2000    LIVE      Sudan v Burkina Faso – British Eurosport & HD

1800 – 2000    LIVE      Ivory Coast v Angola – British Eurosport 2

2300 – 0130    Highlights : Ivory Coast v Angola – British Eurosport 2

Tuesday 31 January        

1730 – 2000    LIVE      Gabon v Tunisia – British Eurosport & HD

1800 – 2000    LIVE      Niger v Morocco – British Eurosport 2

2245 – 0015    Highlights : Gabon v Tunisia – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights :  Niger v Morocco – British Eurosport 2

Wednesday 1 February             

1745 – 2000    LIVE       Botswana v Mali – British Eurosport & HD

1800 – 2000    LIVE       Ghana v Guinea – British Eurosport 2

2330 – 0015    Highlights : Botswana v Mali – British Eurosport

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Ghana v Guinea – British Eurosport 2

Saturday 4 February    

1600 – 1800    LIVE       Quarter-final – British Eurosport & HD

1800 – 2100    LIVE       Quarter-final – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Quarter-final – British Eurosport

Sunday 5 February       

1600 – 1800    LIVE       Quarter-final – British Eurosport & HD

1800 – 2100    LIVE       Quarter-final – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0015    Highlights : Quarter-final – British Eurosport

Wednesday 8 February

1600 – 1800    LIVE        Semi-final – British Eurosport & HD

1900 – 2100    LIVE        Semi-final – British Eurosport & HD

2300 – 0015    Highlights : Semi-final on British Eurosport

Saturday 11 February    

1830 – 2100    LIVE       3rd Place Play-off – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : 3rd Place Play-off – British Eurosport 2

Sunday 12 February       

1830 – 2100    LIVE       Final – British Eurosport & HD

2330 – 0100    Highlights : Final – British Eurosport 2

(Timings and channel information are subject to change)

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