beIN Sports will have exclusive rights to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) events through until 2032.
It follows an agreement between the AFC and beIN Media Group covering the AFC’s competitions over three cycles up to 2032.
For the initial 2022-2024 period, the agreement grants beIN exclusive rights to all AFC competitions in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. The deal excludes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Iraq. In addition, beIN Sports has non-exclusive broadcast rights in Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia and Sudan. For the 2025-2028 and 2029-2032 cycles, beIN has exclusive rights to all AFC competitions across 17 MENA countries and non-exclusive rights in six MENA countries.
“The AFC rights add to our unparalleled suite of major sports and entertainment rights within our portfolio over the coming decade. This new deal continues to firmly establish beIN as the home of sport and entertainment in MENA – both now and for decades to come. We look forward to being a trusted partner of Asian football across the entire region,” said Yousef Al-Obaidly, Group CEO, beIN Media Group.
beIN has held rights to AFC competitions since 2010.
