News Focus
- SuperSport reveals its complete team of experts for the 2026 World Cup coverage
- No Ugandan football legends feature in the broadcaster’s star-studded lineup
- Denis Onyango, Uganda’s most successful player in South Africa, fails to secure a role
- The panel features Chelsea icon John Terry and former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna
- African stars including Asamoah Gyan and Siphiwe Tshabalala will provide analysis
SuperSport has announced its full list of television presenters for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The South African broadcaster will show all 104 matches of the tournament. However, the company has not included any football experts from Uganda in its plans.
The media group selected many famous former players to work as analysts. John Terry will lead the discussions. He captained Chelsea to five Premier League titles and the Champions League trophy in 2012. Bacary Sagna will also join the team. The French defender previously played for Arsenal and Manchester City. He represented France at two World Cup finals.
Roberto Di Matteo will share his thoughts too. He won the Champions League with Chelsea as both a player and a manager. The panel also includes strong African representation. Asamoah Gyan of Ghana holds the record for most goals scored by an African player at the World Cup. He will offer his experience from the 2010 tournament where Ghana reached the quarterfinals.
Salomon Kalou from Ivory Coast will provide analysis. He has won both the Africa Cup of Nations and the Champions League. William Troost-Ekong, the Nigerian defender who won the best player award at the 2023 AFCON, is also on the team. Siphiwe Tshabalala of South Africa joins them. People remember him for scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup.
The broadcaster has also chosen several local South African experts. Bongani Khumalo, who captained Bafana Bafana, will explain defensive tactics. Teko Modise will discuss midfield play. Amanda Dlamini, a star from the women’s national team Banyana Banyana, will also feature. Other names include Phumudzo Manenzhe, Stanton Fredericks, Shaun Bartlett, Jimmy Tau and Simphiwe Dludlu.
Notably absent is Denis Onyango. The Uganda Cranes goalkeeper has played in South Africa since 2006. He has won twelve league titles and two CAF Champions League medals with Mamelodi Sundowns. He knows the South African national team very well. Eight of the current Bafana Bafana players are his teammates at Sundowns.
On the opening day of the competition, Mexico defeated South Africa by two goals to nil. Terry, Akpei, Modise and Dludlu provided coverage of this match. Terry expressed disappointment with the tactical approach of South Africa’s coach, Hugo Broos.