Football Australia’s broadcast agreement with KommunityTV to stream National Youth Championships

Football Australia confirmed that a broadcast arrangement with KommunityTV has been secured to stream every game of the 2024 National Youth Championships.

The tournament is set to take place in July with the Girls competition held at the Home of The Matildas in Bundoora, VIC from the 3-8 July and the Boys competition held at WIN Stadium, JJ Kelly Park and Ian McLennan Park in Wollongong, NSW from 16-21 July.

In addition to all matches being streamed live, News Corp will provide the 2024 National Youth Championships with editorial coverage across the tournament, telling the rich stories of those involved in both the Girls and Boys’ Tournaments.

The National Youth Championships are a vital annual event for Football Australia as it embeds the federations talent identification scheme and gives talented youngsters all across the country a chance to perform against each other across six days.

Many of today’s Matildas and Socceroos trace their beginnings to this tournament and it serves as an important stepping-stone for the youth players.

Football Australia CEO James Johnson spoke on the importance of the broadcast partner for the event

“We are pleased to have renewed our partnership with KommunityTV which will showcase our best emerging young players along with coaches and officials to audiences across Australia who may not be able to attend this year’s Championships,” he said in a statement.

“The National Youth Championships are the flagship youth event in the Australian football calendar, with teams from our nine state and territory member federations competing not only to claim the coveted national title, but to impress attending national team technical staff for future honours.

“This arrangement is an exciting addition to this year’s event, and we look forward to working with the team at KommunityTV to further elevate these prestigious Championships and take the girls and boys tournaments to screens across the nation.”

News Sport Network General Manager of Product and Partnerships, Sachin Kumar, explained including every match of the 2024 National Youth Championships would take the KommunityTV coverage to the next level.

“It is exciting to renew our partnership with Football Australia to showcase the best emerging junior talent from across the country,” Kumar added via media release.

“The National Youth Championships has a track record of producing players that go on to play at the highest levels of football, right around the world.

“With the CommBank Matildas preparing to play for gold in Paris and the Subway Socceroos progressing to the next phase of World Cup qualifying, the excitement around our national teams is palpable.

“We are excited to provide football fans a chance to see the next generation shine on a big stage.”

After recent success in major tournaments for both The Matildas and Socceroos, it is good to see the next generation of potential national team prospects get elite broadcast and news coverage as well as providing fans a chance to seamlessly view the crucial youth tournament.

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