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LOOSE ENDS: Kaizer Kganyago

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The secrecy surrounding the agreement concerns the price that the SABC will pay and what time the matches will be broadcast.

SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago could not say if matches would be live or delayed on TV.

"Let us deal with this when we sign the contract and not try to get into the content of the contract now," he said.

The SABC and Safa reached an agreed "in principle" on Tuesday, with the contract expected to be signed in the second week of May. Safa spokesman Dominic Chimhavi confirmed yesterday that the two parties had reached an agreement but were "tying up loose ends".

Kganyago said the agreement needed to be presented to the SABC and Safa boards for approval before it was concluded.

"We cannot divulge the amount at the moment as the agreement still has to be ratified by the boards," he said. "We will (reveal) any other information when we sign the contract."

Previously the agreement was agreed on a game-by-game basis, but once signed, the new deal will see all the Bafana home matches on SABC.

Away matches will still be subject to negotiation with French company Sport Five, which has a contract with CAF. Chimhavi said Safa was still in negotiations with Sport Five "to see how we can come to an amicable agreement".

Despite next year's Africa Cup of Nations being a CAF tournament, Chimhavi said the new contract with SABC would include Bafana games at the event. South Africa will host the tournament. SuperSport did not bid for the rights. Spokesman Clinton van der Berg said: "We have traditionally left this up to the public broadcaster."

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Sun May 19 00:20:05 SAST 2013 ::

Apr 26, 2012

Shredder

Useless, greedy bunch. they will show delayed games. Supersport ke boso.
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Apr 26, 2012

Mafu'theNkukhu

Loose ends or loose pockets?
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Apr 26, 2012

Papage

Life or delayed?
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Apr 30, 2012

maneater

we know either the match will be delayed or the brodcast delayed to accomodate Gayarations!!
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Apr 30, 2012

Mbeva

Definetely they will be delayed. If they are live, they always have technical glitches and poor quality pictures or sound.That is guaranteed.
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