Zambia public broadcaster forced to televise Junior Africa Soccer tournament after public outcry

LUSAKA Zambia (Xinhua)- Zambias public broadcaster was on Wednesday forced to start providing live coverage of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) currently underway in the country after public outcry. On Tuesday, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) announced that it was unable to broadcast the games because it owes the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 750,000 U.S. dollars for the 2015 Senior Africa Cup of Nations tournament which it showed and has been told to pay 400,000 British Pounds to broadcast the on-going tournament. Masuzyo Ndhlovu, the broadcasters corporate affairs manager said the corporation could not televise... Read Full Story