State broadcasters Ghana Television and Metro TV have officially been outdoored as the networks with the right to broadcast the 2006 World cup finals.

The announcement was made at a launch, here in Accra yesterday.

The Ministry of Sports says it is satisfied with the progress that has been made by the two television stations which would prevent the recurrence of the problem over television rights which characterized the Nations Cup earlier this year.

Deputy minister Osei Bonsu Amoah who was at the ceremony stressed the need for advance preparations to be made by the partners to avoid any disappointment.

Yaw Owusu Addo, the Acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation says the partnership would help them make remarkable gains.