Football boost for starved SABC viewers
The channel will air EPL games every Saturday afternoon.
Passionate followers of the English Premier League will be thrilled to know that their SABC international football drought has broken. In a surprise move, the State Broadcaster Sport announced that it will broadcast matches from the English Premier League (EPL) on its SABC 3 television station starting from Saturday, August 25. The first game is at 4pm (3pm UK time) and it is the London derby of Arsenal and West Ham.
The channel will air EPL games every Saturday afternoon.
In addition to the live EPL matches, the popular The Premier League Review Show will also air on Tuesdays at 23:30 for viewers to catch all the highlights from the weekends matches.
In a statement David Makubyane, GM for SABC TV channels, says that having the EPL on SABC will be great for all soccer fans in the country.
“SABC 3 is going to provide South Africans who love sports and in particular, soccer, the opportunity to access some of the greatest teams in the world in one of the biggest leagues globally for free. The Premier League has a strong brand equity that we believe will contribute towards the building of the SABC 3 brand.”
Next Saturday will feature Manchester United and Burnley from 4pm on SABC 3.
