The MTN8 final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs tomorrow night in Durban will be the first live high definition (HD) broadcast of a local sporting event.
While SuperSport showed off its HD capabilities recently with the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Wafa Wafa (last man standing) final is the first South African sporting event to receive the HD treatment.
“The MTN8 is already one of the richest club competitions in Africa with the winning team walking away with R8-million. And now by being broadcast live in HD from the Absa Stadium, it is setting yet another African first,” says Pieter Verkade, chief marketing officer of MTN South Africa.
Verkade believes that the MTN8 has been a great success for the operator and for everyone who loves football.
“As the only African global sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, MTN has shown its passion for football. With the MTN8 knockout tournament, we have taken that passion and given local football fans the opportunity to see the best clubs in the country compete for the lucrative R8-million purse,” he says.
“The HD broadcast will truly bring the beautiful game to life to armchair football supporters around South Africa,” concludes Verkade.
While SuperSport showed off its HD capabilities recently with the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Wafa Wafa (last man standing) final is the first South African sporting event to receive the HD treatment.
“The MTN8 is already one of the richest club competitions in Africa with the winning team walking away with R8-million. And now by being broadcast live in HD from the Absa Stadium, it is setting yet another African first,” says Pieter Verkade, chief marketing officer of MTN South Africa.
Verkade believes that the MTN8 has been a great success for the operator and for everyone who loves football.
“As the only African global sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, MTN has shown its passion for football. With the MTN8 knockout tournament, we have taken that passion and given local football fans the opportunity to see the best clubs in the country compete for the lucrative R8-million purse,” he says.
“The HD broadcast will truly bring the beautiful game to life to armchair football supporters around South Africa,” concludes Verkade.