Ex-Liverpool player, Jamie Carragher had claimed that the African Cup of Nations is not a major tournament.
He claimed it wouldn’t have any impact on Liverpool star, Mohammed Salah winning the Ballon d’Or.
Reacting, CAF took to X to share a photo of a crowd at a tournament and wrote:
“Major Tournament. That’s the tweet.”
This is as the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in March 2024 shattered viewership records, reaching a total of 2.2 billion viewers worldwide according to a report by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
This surpasses the viewership of the Super Bowl in the United States, which averaged 123.4 million viewers that same year, a 1.8 billion gap.
The competition also saw a significant increase in digital engagement, with 2.1 billion digital interactions, 3.1 billion TikTok video views, and 12.5 million Instagram views.
The 2.2 billion views was a substantial increase from the 350 million video views for AFCON 2021 as CAF has labelled this event as the most successful in the competitions history.
