Africa’s sport-loving fans to savour live Afcon, PSL action on YouTube

Sports fans can now access Live and Video On Demand (VOD) sports action on YouTube and are able to stream basketball, rugby, cricket and football events.

YouTube, which was launched in May 2005, is the world’s most popular online video platform.

Live events fans will have access to include the 2019 NBA Finals, Women’s World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues, ABSA Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A.

In recent years, there has been a steady increase in sports consumption on YouTube in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

For example, in 2018, there was a 70% increase in views of sports and fitness related content, which translates into about 61 billion views.

In partnership with ANA and Mediapix