It is known who tempered with the station’s signal at he opening match of the ongoing tournament “FIFA is supporting Al Jazeera in trying to locate the source of the interference in the broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. FIFA is appalled by any action to try to stop Al Jazeera’s authorised transmissions of the FIFA World Cup as such actions deprive football fans from enjoying the world game in the region. It is not acceptable to FIFA,” said FIFA in a statement to The Zimbabwean.
Meanwhile, the technical disruptions that occurred during the inaugural match of World Cup 2010 raised the ire of soccer fans who paid R600 subscriptions and has led to a spat between Qatars Al Jazeera Sport network and Egypts Nilesat, which is carrying the signal. Al Jazeera Sport Managing Director Nasser bin Ghanem Al-Kholeifi accused Nilesat of intentional disruption, calling it an act of piracy in an article published on Saturday in Dubais Emarat Al-Yom newspaper. Egyptian officials denied any involvement in the sabotage and said that it was looking into the matter.