Published Friday, 12 January 2024

CAF has assembled a star-studded line-up of leading African and global voices for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 competition that will kick-off on Saturday, 13 January 2024.

For the first time in the history of the flagship of the tournament, CAF will have on-site commentary – ensuring that viewers experience is enhanced.

As part of the new product offering, CAF has recruited some of the top former footballers including Daniel Amokachi, Alassane N’Dour, Amanda Dlamini, Samba Sow, amongst others to the commentary team to add colour during the matches.

Spearheading the English commentary team is Africa’s leading voice Mark Gleeson from South Africa, who is also considered a doyen of the African game. The rest are Duane Dell’Oca, a familiar voice at previous TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations and various global sporting events in across the world; Piers Edwards, a veteran BBC commentator with a strong knowledge of African football; Robbie Nock, a regular voice at various African football and global competitions, veteran Zimbabwean broadcaster Steve Vickers and rising star from Uganda, Jermaine Egesa.

For French, veteran Ivorian commentator Ricardo Xama Alain José will lead the pack. Ably supported by Cameroonian, Charly Merinos, Abdelhakim Kachroud from Algeria, Tunisia’s favourite Amine Ben Hassan, Frenchman Frank Simon who has followed African football for more than 30 years and popular Senegal commentator Aboubacry Ba.

Amokachi, winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria in 1994; former Namibia captain and coach Ricardo Mannetti; N’Dour, a member of Senegal squad that reached the final of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in 2002, former Malian midfielder Samba Sow, who won bronze with Les Aigles at both the 2012 and 2013 editions of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, former South African captain Amanda Dlamini, Ivorian Roger Boli and Zambian Clifford Mulenga are some of the legends who will be part of the team.

Meanwhile, CAF has partnered MediaLuso, a global leader in the production to offer world-class television production for the tournament.

The tournament is scheduled for 13 January to 11 February 2024 in the Ivorian cities of Abidjan, Bouake, Korhogo, San Pedro and Yamoussoukro.