Startimes Sports Focus

Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on Startimes Sports Focus

World Cup

2026

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.

▶ More details: How to watch World Cup in South Africa

Spain - La Liga

2024-2029

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.

▶ More details: How to watch La Liga in South Africa

Germany - Bundesliga

2024-2027

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.

▶ More details: How to watch Bundesliga in Nigeria

England - League Cup

2024-2028

Live Carabao Cup matches are shown on Startimes in sub-Saharan Africa. The countries include: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

▶ More details: How to watch League Cup in South Africa

AFC Champions League Elite

2024-2029

Copa Libertadores

2023-2026

Spain - Segunda Division

2024-2029

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About

Startimes Sports Focus history, coverage, features

Star Times Sports is a network of sports channels that broadcasts content in Sub-Saharan Africa. The network’s first attempt to broadcast sports came in 2012, when the company acquired broadcasting rights to air games for the Italian Serie A. The first Star Times channel saw the light on July 19, 2014.

Over the years, StarTimes Sports has covered some of the most popular disciplines in the world, including football, basketball, motorsport, rugby, aquatics, tennis, boxing, cricket, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, golf, mixed martial arts, wrestling, and more. The network has divided its coverage into specific channels over the years, which have included StarTimes Sports Arena, StarTimes Sports Focus, StarTimes Sports Life, StarTimes Sports Premium, StarTimes World Football, and StarTimes Sports 1, StarTimes Sports 2, and StarTimes Sports 3.

StarTimes Sports Focus has been used by the network to broadcast news, highlights, and interviews. Added to those tasks, StarTimes Sports Focus has also been used as an overflow channel for football events whenever necessary, especially when it comes to covering UEFA Champions League games, UEFA Europa League matches, UEFA Euro Qualifiers, and other football events.

StarTimes Sports Focus was launched as a Standard Definition channel.