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The National Football League (www.NFL.com<\/a>) today confirmed how fans across Sub-Saharan Africa can follow the 2026 NFL season, with live coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 in more than 50 countries across the continent, as well as on the simulcast of both channels on Disney+ in South Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n Coverage begins with the NFL Kickoff Game, live in the early hours of Thursday, Sept. 10 \u2014 (1:20 a.m. WAT, 2:20 a.m. CAT and SAST, and 3:20 a.m. EAT) \u2014 as the Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl LX. Coverage then continues every week of the regular season. Fans will be able to watch live games in both Sunday afternoon windows, followed by Sunday Night Football. Primetime coverage runs through the week with Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football.\u00a0<\/p>\n ESPN will carry the postseason in full, concluding with Super Bowl LXI from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, live in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 15 \u2014 (2:30 a.m. WAT, 1:30 a.m. CAT and SAST, and 2:30 a.m. EAT.)\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe NFL is growing fast across Africa \u2014 not only in the size of the fanbase, but in the number of players from the continent that fans can now watch and call their own,\u201d said Laura Louisy, NFL senior director of international business development and media, \u201cand ESPN gives those fans a consistent home for the game every week, from the Kickoff Game through to the Super Bowl.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe NFL is a major global sports brand with an incredibly strong heritage and growing connections to the continent,\u201d commented Kyle De Klerk, Director: Sports for The Walt Disney Company Africa. \u201cESPN has a storied, decades-long history with the NFL, and we are proud to build on that legacy by bringing this year\u2019s season to sports fans, building on our quality global programming featuring the best of American and international sports to audiences across Africa.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s coverage sits alongside the NFL\u2019s wider work across the continent, including the NFL Academy, the growth of flag football and the rising number of players of African heritage on NFL rosters.\u00a0<\/p>\n Join the NFL Africa community on Instagram (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3TmllZa<\/a>) and X (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4d73Brm<\/a>) for exclusive content, highlights and breaking news.\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n