FanCode Inks 5-Year Deal with Asian Football Confederation

FANCODE
June 12, 2024

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The deal includes the streaming of the AFC Asian Qualifiers (FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers Final Round). This agreement also covers the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027.

“The five-year partnership with AFC will allow FanCode to bring the best of men’s and women’s football action from Asia to fans in India. Asian football is on the rise and is now home to some of the biggest star including Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar. This deal is in line with our commitment to bring fans access to top class sporting events from across the world,” said Yannick Colaco, Co-Founder of FanCode

The tournaments that will be streamed on FanCode are AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026, AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026, 2028, AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final Round) for Los Angeles 2028, AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025, 2027, AFC U17 Asian Cup 2025, 2027, AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026, 2028, AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026, 2028, AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026, 2028, AFC Champions League Elite2025-29, AFC Champions League Two from 2025-29, 2027-28, 2028-29, and AFC Women’s Champions League from 2024-29.

Stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante, Sadio Mane will be playing across different AFC competitions.

Datuk Seri Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said, “The passion for the beautiful game in India has grown exponentially in the past decade and the AFC is delighted to enter into this partnership with FanCode as we seek to grow the consumption of Asian football in the world’s most populated country. We thank FanCode for their faith in the AFC’s world-class competitions and we look forward to working closely with them to strengthen our engagement.”

Previously, FanCode had streamed some of AFC’s events, including the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League.