The FIFA World Cup 2026 is upon us and sports fans in Kenya are looking forward to watching all of the upcoming matches. Although the country did not qualify for the event, local TV channels SuperSport and DStv will allow fans to follow the action in real time.
Together, they will allow fans to watch all 104 matches from Mexico, Canada and the USA. Besides being available in English, people can also watch the events in Portuguese. This means that all DStv subscribers will have access to the entire tournament for the first time.
The tournament kicks off on June 11 and runs until July 19, 2026. Aside from being the longest-running World Cup, it will also be the event with the most matches. Let’s learn more about how Kenyans can watch the competition.
How to Watch the 2026 World Cup Matches in Kenya?
If you are in Kenya and want to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, you need to be part of the DStv or GoTV networks. The two have different packages, depending on what you are interested in. DStv, for example, has the following options:
- Access – The budget-friendly option that allows you to watch what you like on two separate devices. The cost is R99 per month.
- Family – This package includes viewing on 2 devices as well, but it has more options to choose from. It starts from R299 per month.
- Compact – This is where you can watch on 3 devices and have access to world-class football, drama and original Showmax movies. You can subscribe for R299 per month.
- Compact Plus – This includes all the football action and every kykNET channel, as well as the Showmax originals. You can also watch on 3 devices and the price starts from R549pm.
- Premium – The highest level streaming subscription gives you access to everything available. You can start using it for R699 per month.
As mentioned earlier, you do NOT have to subscribe for the most expensive TV package. DStv will make the World Cup 2026 available to all subscribers. This means that football’s biggest competition will be the most accessible World Cup ever.
Special Surprises
Outside of watching all of the World Cup matches, DStv will also surprise fans with a Hollywood celebrity as a host – Idris Elba. He is the son of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean parents and will be a part of the biggest football event ever.
Outside of that, SuperSport will bring out new series with football exports from across Africa and other parts of the world. There will also be special broadcast features related to the specific African cultures and in local languages.
Here is a list of all countries where people will have access to these services:
- Angola
- Guinea
- Botswana
- Eriteria
- Cape Verde
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Guinea Bissau
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Liberia
- Mozambique
- Mauritius
- Nigeria
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Sao Tome & Priincipe
- South Africa
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
Africa at the FIFA World Cup 2026
Africa will have the most representatives ever at a World Cup, with 10 CAF countries. Even though Kenya was unable to make it, football fans will see the likes of Morocco, Senegal, Cape Verde, Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, DR Congo, and Algeria.
Said Rendani Ramovha, CANAL+’s Director (the company behind SuperSport and DStv) said that the brand is happy to bring its African customers the World Cup action. According to him, this is the most eager World Cup from an African perspective since 2010, which is no surprise, considering this was when the event took place in South Africa.
