For 2025/26 to 2027/28, SuperSport is the Premier League's official live broadcaster in Sub-Saharan Africa, while beIN Sports holds the rights in the Middle East and North Africa.
The official rights holders for 2025/26 to 2027/28
The Premier League's published list of live broadcast deals splits this part of the world into two rights regions. Sub-Saharan Africa is listed with SuperSport, and the Middle East and North Africa is listed with beIN Sports.
On the same list, some markets carry a note showing that the deal runs longer than 2025/26 to 2027/28, including six seasons in some Asian markets and four in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The entries for Sub-Saharan Africa and for the Middle East and North Africa do not carry that note.
Why the answer changes by region
The Premier League does not treat all of Africa as one single broadcast territory on this list. It separates Sub-Saharan Africa from the Middle East and North Africa, so the correct broadcaster name depends on which of those regions applies.
- Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
- Middle East and North Africa: beIN Sports
What changed from the previous cycle
In the 2022/23 to 2024/25 cycle, the Premier League list used a more detailed split for the same part of the world. It named beIN Sports for the Middle East and North Africa, SuperSport for South Africa, SuperSport and CANAL+ for French-language coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Infront for free-to-air coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa.
For 2025/26 to 2027/28, the Sub-Saharan Africa entry names only SuperSport. In that current list, the Premier League does not mention DStv, GOtv, Showmax, or StarTimes.
FAQ
Does GOtv show the Premier League?
In the Premier League's official live broadcast list for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2025/26 to 2027/28, only SuperSport is named. GOtv is not named on that list.
Does StarTimes show the Premier League?
StarTimes does not appear on the Premier League's official Sub-Saharan Africa live broadcast list for 2025/26 to 2027/28. The only named broadcaster there is SuperSport.
Does Showmax show the Premier League?
The Premier League's official list for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2025/26 to 2027/28 does not mention Showmax. The listed live broadcaster is SuperSport.
Do beIN Sports show the Premier League?
Yes, but for the Middle East and North Africa. On the Premier League's official list for 2025/26 to 2027/28, beIN Sports is named for that region rather than for Sub-Saharan Africa.