South Africa is a sports loving nation as sports plays a huge role in the society. The sports which are very popular in South Africa include Soccer, Rugby, Horse Racing, Cricket and Tennis, but Soccer is arguably the most popular sport.
There is still one big challenge when it comes to watching the soccer matches because not everyone has access to watch their favourite sports live and this may be the reason why pubs and betting houses are always full, because these places offer people an opportunity to watch their favourite soccer matches live.
For a very long time even up to now, DSTV has dominated the sports broadcasting industry and the majority of South Africans rely on this giant broadcasting company for sports entertainment because you can watch several sports on DSTV. Namely Soccer, Basketball, Cricket, Rugby, Tennis, Horse Racing among several other sports.
Things are changing now because the availability of international video streaming services has made it possible for South Africans to cut the DSTV cord and still access their favourite sports. To be honest, the main reasons why people are ditching DSTV is because it is highly priced but SuperSport’s extensive sports coverage is hard to beat on any single sports streaming service easily accessible to South Africans. This article seeks to identify soccer streaming sites in South Africa.
1. DSTV Now
DStv Now is DSTV’s streaming service which has been available for a while now and it makes it possible for DSTV customers to watch their favourite channels online as opposed to accessing the programs via a decoder. With DSTV Now, subscribers can watch their live soccer matches on any internet connected device like smartphones, laptops, and Smart TVs. There is a wide range of soccer leagues being offered by DSTV at the moment, below is a list of all the soccer leagues and tournaments on the platform:
South Africa
South Africa DStv Premiership
MTN8 Wafa Wafa Cup
DSTV Diski Challenge
GladAfrica Championship
Nedbank Cup
Bafana Bafana
DStv Compact Cup
Africa
Africa Cup Of nations CAF Champions League
CAF Confed Cup African World Cup Qualifiers
Kenya Premier League African Cup of Nations Qualifyer
Cosafa Cup Zambia Premier League
Ethiopia Premier League
Europe
UEFA Champions League English Premier League
UEFA Nations League UEFA Europa League
La Liga FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – Europe
Serie A Bundesliga
Ligue 1 English Championship
FA Cup League Cup
Copa Del Rel Eredevise
When DSTV Now was launched, you only needed to subscribe for the cable subscription and that would automatically give you access to the channels on your subscription plan on DSTV Now, that is still the case but recently, DSTV has now introduced independent DSTV Now subscriptions where you only pay for DSTV Now. There is a total of 5 packages offering live soccer streaming with the prices ranging from ZAR115 up to ZAR669 per month.
2. Startimes ON
StarTimes ON is a video streaming service available for South African viewers for watching live TV and entertainment online, please note that StarTimes ON is still only available for smartphones but the App is very popular as over 25 million users worldwide have installed the app.
Soccer lovers can watch their favourite matches live on this app, below is a list of the leagues offered by StarTimes ON:
CAF Champions League Confederation Cup
AFCON Tournament UEFA Euros
African Nations Championship FA Cup
La Liga Bundesliga
Coppa Italia Copa del Rey
Ghana Premier League Uganda Premier League
Kenya Premier League Rwanda Premier League
Zambia National Division One UEFA Nations League
FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers
Please note that Startimes prices range form R129 – R299
3. Showmax Pro
Showmax is also another streaming service which gives you access to soccer matches as it has SuperSport. In order you you to stream soccer matches on Showmax, you only need to have a Showmax Pro subscription to start watching live sport online. There is so much to stream on the Showmax platform because it offers a wide selection of live sport from SuperSport.
Showmax Pro is available on a number of devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptop, smart TV, gaming consoles and media boxes at the same time (there is also Showmax Pro mobile which is only accessible via a mobile device). Below is a list of some of the leagues and tournaments available for streaming on Showmax:
English Premier League
LaLiga
Serie A
FA Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Premier Soccer League
Please note that Showmax Pro prices are R225 for Showmax Pro Mobile and R449 for Showmax Pro.
When it comes to sports streaming sites, you will notice that there are world renown companies which offer sports streaming services like Sky Sports, ESPN, BT Sport, Youtube Tv amongst others, but most of these are geo-blocked to be accessible in South Africa and that is where VPNs like HideMyAss come into play as they then enable you to access geo-blocked content, so indeed it is possible to access these streaming sites in South Africa.