Azam TV confirm live broadcast of Mashemeji Derby

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FKFPL: Azam TV confirm live broadcast of Mashemeji Derby

Festus Chuma 12:00 - 05.05.2023

Gor and AFC Leopards will clash in the Mashemeji Derby on May 14 at Nayayo National Stadium.

The May 14 Mashemeji Derby pitting eternal rivals Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, will be screened live on international television.

Tanzania's Azam TV, which has over three million subscribers across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, will broadcast the 94th meeting between the two sides, slated to kick off at 3 pm from Nyayo National Stadium.

Speaking to Pulse Sports, Baruan Muhuza, Azam  Sports manager, confirmed the development, adding that they will also relay Tusker against Kariobangi Sharks a day earlier.

"Yes, it's true we're coming over there for the Mashemeji Derby and Kariobangi Sharks vs Tusker," Muhuza said.

The two matches are expected to be the starting point in the ongoing negotiations for Azam TV to become the television rights holder for the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL).

FKFPL was taken off the air at the start of last season after StartTimes withdrew from airing the matches, citing a breach of contract.

The Chinese pay-tv providers had signed a seven-year contract in 2017 with FKF worth USD 10 million per season.

StarTimes explained that they pulled out after the Football Kenya Federation failed to execute the agreement as stated, occasioned by different acts of commission or omission.

Azam Media Limited boasts of state-of-the-art outside broadcasting vans, the only broadcaster in the region that can produce matches in HD and 4K.

The company is the Tanzania Premier League official broadcaster at Sh200 million a season.

In 2015, Azam had signed an agreement with the then FKF  office that Sam Nyamweya led as the television rights holder but later pulled out.