Nigeria’s former captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Yaya Toure and Dwight Yorke have been selected by SuperSport to underpin this year’s broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on DStv and GOtv.

Other African guests doing SuperSport duty include Samson Siasia, Shaun Bartlett, Gavin Hunt, Andre Arendse and Benni McCarthy.

Other African guests doing SuperSport duty include Samson Siasia, Shaun Bartlett, Gavin Hunt, Andre Arendse and Benni McCarthy.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will commence on Thursday, June 14 with the opening ceremony slated for 2:00 pm while the first match between Russia and Saudi Arabia will kick off at 4:00 pm.

DStv customers can catch the action live on SS3, SS13 and SS14, while GOtv customers on SS Select 1 and SS Select 4.

With a 24-hour World Cup channel already on air, the broadcast offering has been supplemented with another 24-hour High Definition World Cup channel on DStv (SS3) that will run from June1 until July 15 that will include pre-World Cup friendlies.

There will be build-ups for all matches with top analysis and insights from some of the sharpest minds in the game, plus world-class graphics and technology to enhance coverage in the brand-new High Definition studio that launches in June.

Post-match wraps will also feature, guaranteeing the most in-depth coverage.