StarTimes offers subscription-based FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage in Nigeria, with all 104 matches shown on ST Sports Life (CH253/243) and ST World Football (CH254/245), and live streaming available through the StarTimes ON app.

Fans in South Africa can stream all 104 games from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on SportyTV after the broadcaster secured pay-TV rights to the 48-team tournament co-hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico. This means SportyTV viewers can watch some of the most important fixtures from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the South African national team’s Group A matches against Mexico, Czechia, and South Korea.

StarTimes has acquired non-exclusive linear and digital LaLiga rights in multiple sub-Saharan African territories until 2029. The deal between the Chinese pay-TV provider and LaLiga covers the 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, and 2028-29 seasons. Countries covered in this multi-year agreement include: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

SportyTV has acquired non-exclusive LaLiga broadcast rights in multiple sub-Saharan countries from 2024 to 2029 on a free-to-air basis. The broadcaster, which is owned by Sporty Group, has a contract that covers the 2024-25 through the 2028-29 LaLiga seasons. As per its deal with LaLiga, SportyTV broadcasts one LaLiga match per round exclusively in Nigeria and Ghana.

Italian Serie A matches are shown live on SportyTV in Ghana, Nigeria and English and Portuguese-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Serie A’s broadcast deal with SportyTV means that one match from each game week is shown live on free-to-air television in Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St.

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Italian Serie A matches are shown live on SportyTV in Ghana, Nigeria and English and Portuguese-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Serie A’s broadcast deal with SportyTV means that one match from each game week is shown live on free-to-air television in Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Helena and Ascension, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

In addition, SportyTV shows Serie A highlights from each match week and provides clips of the action on social media. Users with a StarTimes decoder may watch all of SportyTV’s Italian football action on television while streaming it on the StarTimes App.

StarTimes has extended its non-exclusive English-language Bundesliga media rights in over 40 African territories from 2024 to 2027 following a three-year deal. The commercial broadcaster has held Bundesliga rights since 2015 and broadcasts matches in both English as well as select local languages for viewers in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Free-to-air coverage of the Carabao Cup is available live via Sporty TV in Nigeria and Ghana with the technology company securing the rights in September 2024. Only select matches from each round of the competition are shown live on Sporty TV but both semi-finals and the Final from Wembley Stadium are available.

Sporty TV holds free-to-air rights for the Argentine Primera División under a deal with Argentina Football Distribution (AFD), the commercial arm of the Argentine Football Association. The agreement runs until the end of the 2026 season. The contract allows Sporty TV to broadcast two matches from every league round, always featuring Boca Juniors and River Plate.

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Sporty TV holds free-to-air rights for the Argentine Primera División under a deal with Argentina Football Distribution (AFD), the commercial arm of the Argentine Football Association. The agreement runs until the end of the 2026 season. The contract allows Sporty TV to broadcast two matches from every league round, always featuring Boca Juniors and River Plate.

It also authorizes the channel to air highlights of those games in related programs and news shows. Live matches are shown on the Sporty TV channel, while highlights are also available on its digital platforms. In addition to league fixtures, the agreement includes coverage of the Copa de la Liga and Copa Argentina, again with Boca Juniors and River Plate guaranteed. In total, Sporty TV is permitted to broadcast 89 matches per season.

To watch Argentine league games, viewers need to subscribe to the StarSat pay-TV system. For mobile streaming, the Sporty.com app is available on Android devices, while coverage in South Africa is also accessible through the StarTimes ON app.

Select matches from the Belgian Pro League are shown live on SportyTV, providing fans in Ghana and Nigeria with free-to-air coverage of Belgium’s premier football division. Live coverage of the Belgian Pro League is split across the Sportytv linear TV channel and their free YouTube channel. The coverage of the league is quite sporadic, with the broadcaster frequently selecting matches from other leagues for live coverage instead.

StarTimes has secured linear and digital EFL rights in Nigeria and Ghana from 2024 to 2028. Select matches from the EFL Championship are available on StarTimes’s various linear channels in HD. The network’s coverage also includes the promotion-relegation play-offs and corresponding shoulder programming, such as replays, match analysis, and game highlights.

Fans in Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana can watch live J1 League matches for free on SportyTV. This broadcaster is a 24/7 free-to-air channel, allowing viewers in these countries to enjoy the exciting action of the Japanese top flight without any cost. Thanks to this arrangement, J1 League followers can catch the action live from the comfort of their homes or while on the go.

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Fans in Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana can watch live J1 League matches for free on SportyTV. This broadcaster is a 24/7 free-to-air channel, allowing viewers in these countries to enjoy the exciting action of the Japanese top flight without any cost.

Thanks to this arrangement, J1 League followers can catch the action live from the comfort of their homes or while on the go. SportyTV is available on StarTimes and can also be accessed through the StarTimes ON streaming service. Additionally, viewers in Ghana can tune in to this channel via MultiTV.

StarTimes ON, which includes SportyTV, is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, as well as smart TVs. The app can be easily downloaded from the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and other relevant application stores.