European, Asian and South American countries among 100 territories to broadcast CAF Champions League final as worldwide appeal of African club football grows

The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final will be broadcast in more than 100 territories on Sunday, underlining the growing global appeal of Africa’s premier club competition.

AS FAR of Morocco will host South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg of the 2025/26 final at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Sunday, 24 May.

The match will kick off at 20:00 local time, 19:00 GMT, with Sundowns taking a 1-0 advantage into the return leg after winning the first match in South Africa.

But the interest around the final has now stretched far beyond Africa, with several territories that have not traditionally broadcast the CAF Champions League final now set to show the match live.

For the first time, the final will be available live in Japan, South Korea and China through DAZN, a major step in taking African club football to new audiences in Asia.

There will also be wider coverage in Europe and the Americas, with new broadcast territories including Mexico, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

In the United Kingdom, the final will be shown for the first time on a free-to-air platform, with Channel 4 carrying the match across its television and digital platforms.

The expanded broadcast footprint reflects the rising status of the CAF Champions League, which has attracted growing international attention because of the quality of its clubs, the strength of its rivalries and the increasing profile of African football.

Sunday’s match also offers a compelling sporting storyline.

Sundowns, one of the continent’s most consistent clubs in recent years, are chasing another continental crown after taking control of the tie in Pretoria.

AS FAR, meanwhile, are seeking to overturn the first-leg deficit in front of their supporters and win the African title for the first time in four decades.

The presence of two Portuguese coaches, Miguel Cardoso of Sundowns and Alexandre Santos of AS FAR, has added another layer of global interest to the final.

Both men have spoken about the growing respect for African club football and the demands of the CAF Champions League, a competition that continues to attract leading technical talent from outside the continent.

CAF’s long-term broadcast partners will again play a key role in taking the match to established audiences.

beIN Sports will show the final across the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, France, the United States, the South Pacific and other territories.

Canal+ will broadcast the match in French to more than 32 countries, while SuperSport will carry it to most of sub-Saharan Africa, reaching more than 36 countries in English and Portuguese.

In Southern Africa, SABC will broadcast the match, ensuring strong coverage in a region with direct interest because of Sundowns’ participation.

In East Africa, Azam will show the final across more than eight countries.

In Morocco, where the decisive second leg will be played, supporters will be able to watch the match on SNRTV’s Arryadia and beIN Sports.

Other European broadcasters include Sport TV in Portugal, Megogo in Ukraine, Sport Klub in Slovenia and Croatia, and Sport TV in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The expanded television coverage comes at a time when African club football is increasingly being followed outside its traditional markets.

Recent CAF Champions League finals have delivered strong crowds, high technical quality and dramatic knockout football, helping to raise the profile of the competition.

The decision by broadcasters in Asia, Europe and the Americas to carry Sunday’s final points to a wider recognition of the tournament’s commercial and sporting value.

For CAF, the Rabat final is not only a contest between two of Africa’s leading clubs. It is also an opportunity to present the continent’s top club competition to a broader global audience.

For AS FAR and Sundowns, the focus will remain firmly on the pitch.

But the size of the audience watching from across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas will give Sunday’s final an international reach that reflects how far the CAF Champions League has grown.