FanCode inks five year deal with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for Broadcast Rights in India

Delhi: FanCode has announced a  five-year partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 

FanCode will broadcast the AFC Asian Qualifiers (FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers Final Round), 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 (2028 acting as the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup – Asian Final  Qualifying Round), AFC Champions League Elite 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29, AFC Champions League Two 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29, AFC Women’s Champions League 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29. 

Some of the footballers will include the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Karim  Benzema, Ngolo Kante, Sadio Mane who will be playing across different AFC competitions. 

Yannick Colaco, Co-Founder of FanCode, said, "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 stars 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. " 

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 with our ever-expanding fanbase in India as we seek to  ensure football remains the most popular sport in the continent.”