World Cup 2022: KBC TV to air 28 matches

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, KBC TV, has affirmed its commitment to broadcast the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled November 20^th-December 18^th in Qatar.

KBC Acting Managing director Samuel Maina said that the corporation had acquired the exclusive free to air broadcast rights and will air a total of 28 matches on Tv while the 12 KBC affiliate radio stations  will broadcast  all the 64 games.

‘’The breakdown of the 28 selected matches to be transmitted live on KBC Television is as follows, 18 matches during the group stages with a focus on the five Africa teams led by Africa Cup of nations champions Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia, 4 matches in the round of 16, 2 quarter final matches, the 2 semi- finals, 3rd place play offs and the grand finale’’, Maina said.

A team of news unit  will also travel to Qatar and will bring the tournament’s feel to Channel 1 viewers back home.

‘’Apart from the live matches, KBC’s presence will also be felt on location as we shall send a crew to Qatar to capture many more exhilarating moments. KBC will also package World cup attractive properties both on TV and Radio for our audience’’, Maina added

The group matches are scheduled to be held between 18^th November-December 2^nd while the round of 16 games will be played between 3^rd -6^th December while the quarter finals will be played on 9^th and 10^th December. The semi finals will be held on 13^th/14^th December while the third place play off will be held on 17^th December a day before the final.

Acting Managing Director KBC Samuel Maina, PICTURED, announced KBC TV will 28 World Cup games. IMAGE

A total of 8 stadiums will host the 64 games. The stadiums are equipped with cooling systems that aim to reduce temperatures within the stadium by up to 20 °C (36 °F), but it is not yet known if this will actually work in the open-air stadiums.

The stadia include: Al Janoub, Al Bayt, Khaliffa International Stadium, Al Thumama, Ahmad Bin Ali, Lusail,Stadium 974 and Education City Stadium.

KBC warned of other media entity’s breach of the exclusivity of the broadcast rights saying legal action will be taken against the violators.

‘We would like to bring to the attention of the public that KBC is the only station that has exclusive 2022 FIFA World Cup Free to Air (FTA) broadcast rights for both TV and Radio in the Kenya Territory and no other media outlet. Legal action shall be taken on any party that infringes on these rights’’, Samuel Maina remarked.

The world’s  premier football bonanza will have five African teams fighting for the title that has eluded the continent in the previous 21 editions. Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon and Ghana will fly the continents flag.