By Khalifa Hemed
Published May 2, 2018
A new weekly television programme highlighting the issues, the personalities, the buzz, the key moments and the trends in sport from across Africa has been unveiled.
The 30-minute BBC Sport Africa programme, British Broadcasting Corporation says in a statement, will cover various sports, “including those that are little-known, and will be featuring everyone from the most famous sports stars to rising stars and the fans themselves.
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BBC, that launched the sports programme on May 1, 2018, says it will be available via partner stations–KTN News (Kenya); One Africa TV (Namibia); NTA (Nigeria); SLBC (Sierra Leone); NBS TV (Uganda); and QTV (Zambia)–across Africa and that viewers can share their own thoughts weekly on Facebook and other social media.
BBC Sport Africa features:
- a weekly quiz between viewers battling it out to become the BBC Armchair Expert, pitting their knowledge in a fast moving, no holds barred head to head test
- past sports stars telling the story of their greatest Sporting Moment and the highlight of their sporting life
- a look at a Big Question that faces African sports, with experts exploring the issues. Such as why African swimmers are not winning medals in the pool? Or how can Africa become the host of World Cup 2026 ?
- inspiring stories of sports stars who have beaten the odds and used sport as an opportunity to create a better life for themselves, and
- audiences sharing their personal story about the teams they play for or support in the feature, ‘Our Team’.
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Big sporting moments that are coming up like the FIFA World Cup in Russia will be looked at in new ways by BBC Sport Africa who will speak to African players taking part this year as well as Africans who have previously scored crucial World Cup goals.
BBC Sport Africa in French and Kiswahili as well as a dedicated African sports page on the BBC Website, BBC says, will come later in 2018.
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