ESPN Across Africa: English Football League, Major League Baseball And More In August

FOOTBALL SEASON RETURNS

The European football leagues return in August for the 2025/26 season 

Catch all the action from the English Football League (EFL), Scottish Premier Football League (SPFL), Dutch Eredivisie and the DFB Pokal.

MLB

The 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is full throttle with all 30 teams scheduled to play 162 games across a season that culminates in the World Series in November.

The biggest hits, the quickest pitchers, the brilliant catches and all the home run action every week Live on ESPN.

Key Fixtures:

Tigers vs Pirates – 19 June

Yankees vs Orioles – 21 June

Astros vs Phillies – 26 June

Brewers vs Rockies – 29 June

NRL

The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league competition featuring teams from Australia and New Zealand. The conclusion to the NRL 2025 regular season reaches breakpoint.

Watch the NRL on ESPN Africa every weekend! 

Please note: 

All fixtures and schedules are subject to change. 

Broadcast times are provided in CAT (Central African Time) 

How to tune in to ESPN:

ESPN: DStv 218, Starsat 248 

ESPN2: DStv 219, Starsat 249