2017 Confederation Cup Matches Live on StarTimes
The 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup is scheduled to begin in Russia on June 17 through July 2.
The matches will be played in four Russian cities of Moscow, Sochi, Saint Petersburg, and Kazan.
Eight teams, including host Russia, are to compete for honours in the Confederation Cup. These include; Germany, winner of the 2014 World Cup; Portugal, 2016 Euro title champions and Chile, the Copa America 2015 title holder. Others are; Australia, winner of the 2015 Asia Cup; Mexico, champions of CONCACAF Cup; New Zealand, winners of OFC Cup and Cameroon, 2017 Africa Nations Cup champions.
Pay TV company, StarTimes, has concluded arrangement to beam live coverage of the global football competition to the living rooms of its Nigerian subscribers.
The Confederation Cup has become a tradition preceding the World Cup to make the host country and the teams gear up for the main event.
This tenth edition promises to be a great show as the tournament serves as a dress rehearsal for the host country of the 2018 World Cup.
Formerly known as the Intercontinental Championship or the King Fahd Cup, the Confederations Cup is an international competition that began in 1992 and is played only by men’s national teams.
However, since 1997 and in order to give it legitimacy, FIFA took charge of its organisation.
StarTimes has assured football viewers can enjoy the best of the Confederation Cup and other thrilling sporting actions on its ST World Football Channels 244 and 254.
Speaking on these coming Confederation Cup matches, Acting Brands and Marketing Director, StarTimes, Mr. Qasim Elegbede, said StarTimes remains commitment to delivering quality sporting content to its subscribers.
“Quality sporting content was the reason behind the acquisitions of sporting rights like the FIFA World Cup in over 48 territories in Africa and other sporting event such as the Serie A, Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Chinese Super League, Eredivisie.
He said StarTimes will be showcasing the best of these football actions live from the various match centres to its subscribers.