African Five-a-side

TIMESTAMPS:

01:05 - Which countries have never qualified for the Afcon?

04:10 - How teams have qualified for the Afcon over the last ten years

11:54 - Does CAR have what it takes?

16:24 - Raoul Savoy interview

34:32 - Abdul Musa interview

In this episode of the African football round-up, we ask the question: what does it take to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations?

To answer the question we looked at what nations that qualified to their first Afcon did over the last decade or so. We also spoke to Central African Republic coach Raoul Savoy and interviewed him as we believe that they could be next!

We also spoke to Abdul Musa to find out how Sudan have been playing great football despite domestic political problems.

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All across the continent, we had our eyes on the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup draw. We took the opportunity to give our first thoughts on how the groups are made up.

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We're back with a mailbag episode of the African football round-up!

We asked you, the listeners, for your questions on African football and you sent them in. In this episode, we talk about reforming the CAF Champions League, how smaller nations in Africa have improved, the Saudi-CAF partnership, as well as how Sudan's big clubs are playing in exile in Mauritania.

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This week's must-reads:

The appearance of democracy: https://africasacountry.com/2024/09/the-apperance-of-democracy

Sudan's cultural devastation: https://africasacountry.com/2024/09/sudans-cultural-devastation

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We are just about set for the group stages of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League group stages. Before the draw, we figured it would be the perfect time to speak about the teams that qualified and point out who are favourites, surprises and "question mark" teams were.

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This week's must-reads:

From Naija to Abidjan: https://www.africasacountry.com/2024/09/from-naija-to-abidjan

The freedom to move: https://www.africasacountry.com/2024/09/the-freedom-to-move

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The international break has begun!

Salim Masoud Said joins to speak about Emerse Fae and Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco and Regragui, and Tanzanian fans' no-show to support the Taifa Stars. Cameroonian journalist Giovanni Wanneh also joins to explain what is happening between the ministry of sport and the football federation in his country.

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Welcome to a new year in African football!

We kick off year 2 of the African Five-a-side podcast with the first edition of the African Football-Round up and looking ahead to the upcoming international break! This year we'll be rotating guest hosts, and for our first show, we have brought on Salim Masoud Said to talk about Regragui, Morocco, Saintfiet, Mali, McKinstry, The Gambia, Algeria and Tanzania! We also speak to the new coach of the Gambian men's national football team, Johnny McKinstry.

Enjoy!

The 2024 Paris Olympics are over, and it's almost time for the beginning of another footballing season. We quickly recap how African countries did at the Olympics and highlight five Africans that have switched clubs that could impress this season in their respective leagues.

In this episode, we discuss women's welterweight boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and how Imane Khelif has found herself in the middle of a culture war with people calling her 'male' or 'trans'. We try to rectify some of those lies and delve into who Khelif is as a person

My take on the bullying Imane Khelif has faced: https://africasacountry.com/2024/08/rolling-with-the-punches

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In just a matter of week, Rhulani Mokwena left his job at Mamelodi Sundowns and signed with Wydad Casablanca. Is this a great rebound for Africa's best young tactician or is it a case of happy feet?

We now know who is in what group of the 2025 Afcon qualifiers, and so we decide to do a group-by-group preview of the qualifiers with some initial thoughts just a few months before they kick-off