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THE prize money for the COSAFA Senior Challenge is still to be secured as the tournament heads into the quarter-final stage amid reports that African broadcasters are not paying for the television broadcasting rights.
Sue Destombes, the COSAFA chief executive officer told Standardsport on Friday: “The situation is still the same. We have not secured the cash prizes for the nations. It’s still work in progress and we should be meeting a potential sponsor.”
Turning to television rights, Destombes said COSAFA was not receiving anything from television rights. Television stations in the Middle East had also snubbed them.
Top South Africa pay-per-view sports channel, Supersport is beaming the matches for free.
“We are getting nothing from television rights. South Africa’s Supersport is airing the matches for nothing. All the broadcasters in the region have cited the economic crunch,” Destombes said.
“We also approached some television stations in Middle East who said they could only come if there was a team from their region.”
Meanwhile, Malawi will play Mozambique today in the quarterfinals at Rufaro Stadium at 1330hrs. Namibia will play Zambia at the same venue at 1530hrs. The Warriors will collide with Botswana at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow at 1530hrs. The other tie pits South Africa and Angola at 1300hrs at the same venue.
BY FANUEL VIRIRI
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