The government of Ghana has completed payment for the television rights needed to secure broadcast coverage of the Nations' Cup which starts this Saturday.

On Thursday, it was reported by state media that 2 million euros was paid to SportFive in order to show both the 2012 and 2013 African Nations Cup tournaments. The rights will be held primarily by the state broadcaster Ghana Television (GTV) but the nation's private TV stations are expected to get deals in order to show it on their platforms as well.

The tournament kicks off on Saturday and there are frantic moves to get as many stations as possible to be involved in showing the games. Ghana's games are priority and for the nation, the Black Stars' first game is on Tuesday against Botswana in Franceville.