The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 commences on January 12, with hosts Qatar facing Lebanon at Lusail Stadium.
BeIN Sports has announced its comprehensive coverage strategy for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, commencing in Doha on Friday, January 12, and running until February 10. The broadcaster introduces three new dedicated channels: beIN ASIAN CUP 1 and beIN ASIAN CUP 2 in Arabic, and beIN ASIAN CUP 3 in English, presenting live and exclusive coverage of every game with Arabic and English commentary, alongside prominent figures from Asian Football joining the studio. Furthermore, beIN Sports News will provide 16-plus hours of continuous daily coverage.
With its inception in 1956, the Asian Cup stands as the continent’s premier football event, featuring 24 national teams. Hosted in Qatar, the reigning champions’ home, for the third time, the month-long tournament marks the country’s first continental football competition post-hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
BeIN’s coverage will spotlight every participating nation, emphasising the 10 Arab nations: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, and Qatar.
BeIN ASIAN CUP 1 offers daily live Arabic language coverage for 14 hours, starting with the morning show Sport Morning at 11:00 MECCA, followed by the Countdown show from inside the stadium for the first match each day. Group stage matches commence at 14:30, 17:30, and 20:30 MECCA, broadcast live and exclusively on beIN’s dedicated AFC Asian Cup channels, featuring enhanced studio coverage.
Each evening, the last match studio will be followed by Sport Evening, the nightly show at 23:30 MECCA, covering the latest stories from host nations Qatar and the Ivory Coast, where the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 is taking place simultaneously.
In addition to live tournament coverage, beIN will air over 41 hours of archive programming, including previous finals, mini-matches, and best goal compilations.
Boasting a team of more than 30 regional and international commentators, analysts, and presenters, supported by 17 on-the-ground reporters, beIN’s coverage encompasses team training sessions, base camps, pre- and post-match press conferences, breaking news, and fan reactions. Building on its accolades for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 coverage, beIN is set to deliver the same viewing experience for the Asian Cup.
