Following the suspension of sporting activities due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic across the world, MultiChoice recently announced plans to fill the void for its subscribers on DStv and GOtv across Africa through the broadcast of a variety of award-winning sport documentaries and sporting moments of all time.
SuperSport 1 has been opened all the way to DStv Compact customers, who will have access to past sports stories that created some of sports most magical moments in history. Also, SuperSport 7 will showcase Motorsport action to all DStv Access customers.
GOtv customers also have access to new content, with SuperSport Select 4 now available on GOtv JOLLI and Plus packages. Customers on these packages will have the opportunity of reliving epic matches of the Premier League. In addition, customers will have access to memorable WWE bouts on SuperSport Select 5.
Live sports have suffered a notable impact globally as a result of sporting federations correctly prioritising the safety of players and fans alike, by adhering to accepted measures to limit the spread of the virus. In a statement issued by MultiChoice, the company stated that it has taken due care to ensure that its employees, customers, production houses and suppliers also have limited risk of exposure and will continue to update on programme schedules and changes in the coming days and weeks.
Relive sports greatest moments & stories on DStv and GOtv. Visit www.dstvafrica.com or www.gotvafrica.com for more details. You can also download the MyDStv/MyGOtv app from the iOS and Android store for self-service options.
Flykite Productions, organizers of GOtv Boxing Night, have announced a decision to postpone the 21st edition of the event (GOtv Boxing Night 21).
The show, scheduled to hold on 12 Aprilat the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, will now hold at a date to be announced later. The decision to postpone the event was informed by concerns related to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19).
In a statement, CEO of Flykite Promotions, Jenkins Alumona, said the decision to postpone the event was taken after consultation with stakeholders and event sponsors. “After close consultations with boxing stakeholders and the sponsors, we have decided to postpone GOtv Boxing Night 21 to a later date. This is in recognition of the hazard that COVID-19 poses, especially in light of boxing being a physical sport which attracts a large number of people,” Alumona explained.
The event, which debuted in 2014, is an initiative of GOtv to revive the sport in Nigeria.
Reigning West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion, Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, has vowed that he will rip apart Ghana’s Emmanuel Quartey when they clash in the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International lightweight title bout on 12 April.
The title bout is the headline fight of Gotv Boxing Night 21 billed to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.
Speaking in an interview at his training base on Monday, the WABU champion, who is renowned for his flamboyance, boasted that he will add Quartey to the list of Ghanaians whom he has defeated.
“I have defeated many Ghanaians and Quartey will be included in the list of my victims. An international title is at stake here. He is welcome to Nigeria, but he’ll end up being sorry,” Oladosu boasted.
Two other title fights are scheduled for GOtv Boxing Night 21. They are the WBF Africa welterweight title between Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde of Nigeria, the WABU welterweight champion, and Mkwalekwa Salehe of Tanzania; and a national bantamweight title contest between Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke and Tunde Olojede.
Daniel “Big Shark” Emeka will square up against Segun “Success” Olanrewaju in a national light heavyweight challenge bout, while Alaba “Elyblow” Omotola will face Lateef Akintola in a national lightweight challenge contest.
GOtv Boxing Night 21 will be beamed live on Africa’s biggest sport channel, SuperSport, in 47 African countries.
FIFA has recommended that all international matches scheduled to be played in March and April be postponed because of coronavirus.
The global football body also said, in a statement on Friday, that clubs would not be obliged to release players for any matches which were played.
“The general football rules which normally oblige clubs to release players for national team matches will not apply for the upcoming international windows in March and April,” it said.
Nigeria’s Taiwo “Esepo” Agbaje has vowed to crush his Ghanaian opponent, Moses Dodzi, when they clash in an international featherweight challenge bout at GOtv Boxing Night 21 on 12 April.
The bout, which will take place at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, is one of the three international fights scheduled for the six-bout event.
Agbaje, who is famous for his all-action style, said in an interview on Friday that he is in top shape and is ready to see off his opponent within three rounds.
“This is my first international fight here in Nigeria and I am very excited and more than ready to confront Dodzi. I have been training for the past few weeks and I am in top shape. I don’t see him going beyond round three,” Agbaje boasted.
He also thanked GOtv Boxing Night for giving him the platform to showcase his skills to the entire nation and the African continent.
GOtv Boxing Night 21 will have three title fights. The biggest bout on the night is the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International lightweight title bout between Nigeria’s Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, the West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion, and Ghana’s Emmanuel Quartey.
The other international title fight is the WBF Africa welterweight title between Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde of Nigeria, the WABU welterweight champion, and Mkwalekwa Salehe of Tanzania.
There is also a national title fight as Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke will square off against Tunde Olojede for the vacant national bantamweight title clash. Daniel “Big Shark” Emeka will be up against Segun “Success” Olanrewaju for a national light heavyweight challenge bout, while Alaba “Elyblow” Omotola will face Lateef Akintola in a national lightweight challenge contest.
GOtv Boxing Night 21 will be beamed live on Africa’s biggest sport channel, SuperSport, in 47 African countries.
Football fans will be treated to a bumper package this weekend as games from the Premier League will be aired on GOtv this weekend.
The games, scheduled to hold from 14-15 March, will be broadcast live on SuperSport Select 2 to GOtv Jolli and GOtv Max subscribers.
A fascinating game lies in prospect as Manchester City host Burnley at the Etihad Stadium. The game kicks off at 4pm and will be aired live on SuperSport Select 2.
Knowing that the chances of retaining the league title is now relatively slim, Manchester City are now hoping to cement their second position on the log. The Citizens have lost two of their last five matches and are four points ahead of third-placed Leicester City, even though they have played one game less. Manager Pep Guardiola will hope that squad can bounce back from their recent difficulties and finish the season on a high. Burnley, on the other hand, may not have hit the heights of their performance three seasons ago but they are having a decent season, currently placed in 10th position. The Clarets will want to exact revenge for the 1-4 defeat suffered in the reverse fixture and manager Sean Dyche will desperately want the win knowing that his team are just six points off the UEFA Europa League slot.
Also on Saturday, Chelsea will want to cement the fourth position when they travel to face Aston Villa at Villa Park. The game will be aired live on SuperSport Select 4 at 6:30pm.
Aston Villa are languishing in the 19th position, having lost four consecutive games and managed a solitary win in their last five matches. Although The Claret and Blue lost the reverse fixture 1-2 at Stamford Bridge in December 2019, manager Dean Smith will galvanise his players to get the all-important win in order to climb out of the relegation zone. Chelsea, however, are glittering in the top half of the table after claiming a vital win against Everton last week. The Blues are in prime position to pick the fourth and final spot for next season’s UEFA Champions League and manager Frank Lampard will want to ensure his players seal up qualification quickly.
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The 2019/20 Premier League continues with the 30th round matches this coming weekend, 14-16 March 2020, with SuperSport viewers on DStv set to be treated to some of the best football action in the world.
The top match from the Premier League this round is the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool on the night of Monday, March 16. Liverpool will take a giant step towards their first Premier League in 30 years with another win and there’s no better incentive than the Merseyside derby which will see the Reds travel to Goodison Park.
Jurgen Klopp’s men who are still smarting from their exit from the Champions League following a defeat to Atletico Madrid in midweek will be itching to put smiles on the faces of their fans when the whistle goes off for one of the best and oldest rivalries in English football.
The teams played out an absolute thriller when they met at Anfield back in December 2019, with Liverpool winning 5-2. Divock Origi netted two goals, while Xherdan Shaqiri, Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum were also on the score sheet as Jurgen Klopp’s team blew away the Toffees in front of a raucous crowd. This time around at Goodison Park, Everton will feel they are in a far better position to challenge Liverpool given the impressive progress they have made under the guidance of manager Carlo Ancelotti. Yet the Reds, stung by their recent dip in form will be fired up to claim a hat-trick of wins over their archrivals (having also put them out of the FA Cup back in January).
Other thrilling clashes in the Premier League that are must-watch for SuperSport viewers include Manchester United’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur in London on Sunday, March 15, Chelsea’s clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday, and Arsenal’s clash with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho will be looking to record a triumphant victory over his former club following his team’s disappointing exit from the Champions League on Tuesday, while Ole Gunnar Solksjaer will be looking forward to recording another victory over one of England’s best teams after putting rivals Manchester City to the sword last Sunday.
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Premier League fixtures, 14-16 March 2020
Saturday 14 March
14:30: Watford v Leicester City – LIVE on SuperSport 3
17:00: Bournemouth v Crystal Palace – LIVE on SuperSport 12
17:00: Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal – LIVE on SuperSport 8
17:00: Manchester City v Burnley – LIVE on SuperSport 3
17:00: Newcastle United v Sheffield United – LIVE on SuperSport 11
17:00: Norwich City v Southampton – LIVE on SuperSport 13
19:30: Aston Villa v Chelsea – LIVE on SuperSport 3
Sunday 15 March
16:00: West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers – LIVE on SuperSport 3
18:30: Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United – LIVE on SuperSport 3
Monday 16 March
22:00: Everton v Liverpool – LIVE on SuperSport 3
SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing one of Africa’s top footballing sons, Iddrisu Baba Mohammed, looking to continue his excellent form in La Liga this coming weekend.
The 24-year-old defensive midfield has been a near ever-present for Mallorca in the Spanish topflight this season, starting 25 of their 27 matches and racking up over 2000 minutes of playing time.
His relentless hard work in the middle of the park has been one of the bright spots for Los Bermellones in an otherwise tough season. Mallorca finds themselves in 18th place on the La Liga table – just inside the relegation zone. Yet they showed plenty of fighting spirit this past weekend, defeating Eibar 2-1 away from home to keep up their hopes of remaining in the top tier.
Mohammed’s value lies not in his ability to pick out defence-splitting passes or shoot at goal, but instead in breaking up the opponent’s attack and protecting his centre-backs. He has excelled in the role so much this season that he made his Ghana national team debut in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations win over South Africa last November and has been summoned into the team again by new Black Stars coach CK Akonnor for the international break later this month.
“Baba is an important player for us, a hard-worker in a midfielder who is reliable and able to provide defensive skills,” said Mallorca manager Vicente Moreno. “He has grown strongly as a player and I hope he can help us achieve our goal for the season.”
SuperSport viewers on DStv can next see Mohammed in action this coming Saturday when Mallorca host La Liga leaders Barcelona for a Round 28 clash.
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See Mohammed in the following match on SuperSport this weekend:
Saturday 14 March
18:30: Mallorca v Barcelona – LIVE on SuperSport 7
Iddrisu Baba Mohammed – Player profile
Born: 22 January 1996 in Accra, Ghana
Position: Midfielder
Club career
2015-2016 – Leganes (Spain) – 0 appearances / 0 goals
2015-2017 – Mallorca (Spain, loan) – 0 appearances / 0 goals
2017-2018 – Barakaldo (Spain, loan) – 30 / 1
2018-present – Mallorca (Spain) – 57 / 0
International career
Ghana – 2 appearances / 0 goals
Ghana debut: 14 November 2019, Ghana 2-0 South Africa, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
2019-20 La Liga stats
Appearances (subs) 25 (0)
Minutes played 2090
Goals 0
Assists 0
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 0
Shots per game average 0.3
Passing accuracy 80.3%
Key passes per game average 0.2
Tackles per game average 1.7
Fouls per game average 1.2
FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (C) in action during a Spanish LaLiga soccer match between FC Barcelona and RCD Mallorca at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 07 December 2019. EPA/TONI ALBIR
FC Barcelona’s Junior (L) in action during a Spanish LaLiga soccer match between FC Barcelona and RCD Mallorca at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 07 December 2019. EPA/TONI ALBIR
The Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) has announced plans to bestow on GOtv, sponsors of GOtv Boxing Night, with its biggest boxing award for continued support towards the development of boxing in the country.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, NBB of C President, at a press conference to announce GOtv Boxing Night 21, slated for 12 April at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.
Ladipo lauded GOtv for remaining steadfast in the effort to revamp boxing in Nigeria, explaining that the scale of the sponsors’ investment in the sport is unprecedented. He also commended the organisers, Flykite Productions.
“We want to thank GOtv and Flykite for their continued organisation of GOtv Boxing Night. It is not easy to host 21 editions of this event year after year. It is a big deal that GOtv has invested so much resources to help develop boxing.
“For this, GOtv will receive the biggest award of the NBB of C for their major support of boxing in Nigeria,” he said.
Ladipo also called on other corporate organisations to emulate GOtv by supporting boxing promotions in the country.
“If only we have two or more corporate organisations doing what GOtv is doing, Nigerian boxing will be in a much better state. I am, therefore, using this medium to ask other organisations to support the development of Nigerian boxing,” he said.
GOtv Boxing Night 21 will be headlined by the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International lightweight title bout between Nigeria’s Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, the West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion and Ghana’s Emmanuel Quartey.
Also on the cards are the WBF Africa welterweight title between Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde of Nigeria, the WABU welterweight champion, and Mkwalekwa Salehe of Tanzania; and an international featherweight challenge bout between Taiwo “Esepo” Agbaje of Nigeria, the national featherweight champion, and Moses Dodzi of Ghana.
There is also a national title fight as Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke will square off against Tunde Olojede for the vacant national bantamweight title clash. Daniel “Big Shark” Emeka will be up against Segun “Success” Olanrewaju for a national light heavyweight challenge bout, while Alaba “Elyblow” Omotola will face Lateef Akintola in a national lightweight challenge contest.
The best boxer at the event will go home with the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.
GOtv Boxing Night 21 will be beamed live on Africa’s biggest sport channel, SuperSport, in 47 African countries.
The event, billed for 12 April at the Indoor Sports of the National Stadium in Lagos, will stage six fights across weight divisions. The biggest of these is the WBF International title, which will see Oladosu, the West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion, fight Ghana’s Emmanuel Quartey. Next to it is the WBF Africa title, which will feature Babatunde, the WABU welterweight champion, and Tanzania’s Mkwalekwa Salehe.
The event will also see the explosive Agbaje, national featherweight champion, test his mettle against Moses Dodzi of Ghana in an international challenge duel.
Also billed for title action is Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke, who will face Tunde Olojede in the national bantamweight title clash. The bout line-up is completed by two non-title duels in the light heavyweight lightweight categories. The former will Daniel “Big Shark” Emeka up against Segun “Success” Olanrewaju, while the former pairs GOtv Boxing NextGen Search graduates, Alaba “Elyblow” Omotola with Lateef Akintola.
Speaking at the event, Jenkins Alumona, Managing Director of Flykite Promotions, noted that while the country celebrates international boxers of Nigerian descent, it is equally important to provide Nigerian boxers the opportunity to also become world champions.
He stated he was excited by how the event has over the years positioned Nigerian boxers to have a shot at world titles.
“We at Flykite are particularly excited that someone that just came to the National Stadium to join the GOtv Boxing Next Gen Search will, after a few years, be fighting for an African title, and we think that this is a thing of pride for us, our lead sponsors, GOtv, the NBB of C and Nigerian boxing in general,” Alumona said.
Also speaking, Jennifer Ukoh, GOtv Public Relations Manager, stated that the sponsors remain committed to the sport in Nigeria, as evidenced by its expansion through the introduction of GOtv Boxing Mini and GOtv Boxing NextGen Search.
“We at GOtv and MultiChoice are delighted to be part of this event. This is the 21st edition and this is a proud moment for us. There has been a tremendous progress since the first edition and we have expanded our activities for GOtv Boxing Night to include the GOtv Boxing Night Mini and the GOtv Boxing Night NextGen Search,” Ukoh said.
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