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By Zayn Nabbi
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In the second part of our interview with South African legend Benni McCarthy, the former Champions League winner gives us an insight into how he gets the best out of players and his coaching philosophy which has been developed both in South Africa, Europe and Britain. Benni also opens up about the current Bafana Bafana crop, who he says can achieve great things "with the right coach."
Host: Zayn Nabbi (OTW host / founder)
Guest: Benni McCarthy (former Manchester United assistant coach)
#manunited #premierleague #psl #bafana
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Show Notes
00:00 - Previous success illustrates Benni's value as a head coach
04:00 - "Good generation" of Bafana players can achieve great things "with the right coaching"
06:45 - Lyle Foster "super important" for World Cup qualification
09:00 - Benni's coaching philosophy has "a little bit of everything"
14:30 - Goals to coach in MLS or an African giant or Bafana Bafana
15:30 - "They don't know I know..."
Duration: 16:20
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In today's show we'll be bringing you the first part of our interview with Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy. The former Manchester United assistant spoke about his goals to coach in the United States, and Africa, but began the conversation by reflecting on his time in England.
Benni offered good perspective on the significance of the two trophies won at United during an era of unparalleled dominance by Manchester City, while also talking about his role in getting Marcus Rashford in top form when he joined the club, and explained why things didn't work out with Jadon Sancho.
Host: Zayn Nabbi (OTW host / founder)
Guest: Benni McCarthy (former Manchester United assistant coach)
#manunited #tenhag #rashford #sancho #chelsea
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro from Durbs
01:30 - Achieving success and developing players despite "troubles" at United
03:45 - United a season or two away from challenging for the title
04:30 - Winning trophies despite Man City's Barcelona-esque dominance
06:40 - Marcus Rashord "doesn't look himself"
11:15 - Sancho didn't work out at United, because of "communication problems"
13:30 - Hunger to coach in MLS or an African powerhouse
Duration: 16:30
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Two of the big surprise packages at the AFCON were DR Congo and Angola but how did they do it? Alasdair sat down with both Sébastien Desabre and Pedro Gonçalves to find out.
Hosts: Alasdair Howorth
Guest: Sébastien Desabre (DRC head coach), Pedro Gonçalves (Angola head coach)
#caf #africa #AFCON #AFCON2023
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
04:30 - Sébastien Desabre interview
14:36 - Pedro Gonçalves interview
Duration: 24:17
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CAF President Patrice Motsepe has confirmed that Africa's biggest names will be at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) next year in Morocco and has no concerns they will be dissuaded to participate by European clubs and governing bodies. Speaking to the podcast recently in London, just after CAF held discussions with Saudi Arabia about future investment on the continent, Motsepe opened up about the importance of having the confederation on a sound financial footing. To start the pod though we look back at the eventful CAF Executive meeting in Nairobi, and give you our takeaways.
Hosts: Alasdair Howorth and Zayn Nabbi
Guest: Patrice Motsepe (CAF President)
#caf #africa #ucl
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Show Notes
01:45 - CAF accidentally goes live on YouTube
05:45 - Kenya President gives guarantees country can host event in 2027
08:00 - Women's AFCON to be hosted in SA?
11:00 - Patrice Motsepe opens up on Saudi investment
15:15 - Looking to secure CAF's financial future
16:50 - Motsepe says Africa's stars based in Europe will be in Morocco
19:45 - Rights group critical of Saudi investment in sport
22:45 - Is there snobbery towards Saudi investment?
26:30 - Will UEFA, ECA and top European clubs block African stars from AFCON?
Duration: 32:00
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Daniel Nardiello was once a top prospect with Manchester United, but since retiring he's taken a role working in financial planning. In this pod we hear about his rise to the top, and hear what lessons he learnt as a professional playing in England.
Host: Courtney Freese
Guest: Daniel Nardiello (former Premier League player)
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Show Notes
02:00 - Signing on the same day as Cristiano Ronaldo
06:30 - Being part of the United machine
09:30 - How do youngsters avoid the trappings of success
13:30 - Transition to life after football
18:00 - Learning from mistakes
23:00 - Advice to current crop
27:00 - Courtney's princely sum of 38 pounds a month
Duration: 32:40
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Mohamed Salah continues to bring joy to Africans all across the world with his exploits in the Premier League (unless of course you are a Man United fan!!!) and this week we discuss his place in the pantheon of greats as we look at the best players from the continent to have plied their trade in England. The debate and discussion is a lively one as Courtney makes the case that Salah should be ranked as the Prem's African GOAT. Also we dig into the machinations of Victor Osimhen's move to Turkey, celebrate the life lived by Sol Bamba and tell you our pick of the week in terms of AFCON qualifiers.
Host: Zayn Nabbi (host)
Panel: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (African Football Expert)
#liverpool #lfc #Salah #Osimhen #nigeria #egypt #Galatasaray
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
03:15 - Salah is hands down the greatest African to play in the Premier League
06:30 - Ballon d'Or winner George Weah did play in the Prem...
10:00 - Should titles mean more than stats?
14:00 - What about Drogba, Toure, and Mahrez?
22:00 - How did Osimhen end up at Galatasaray?
24:00 - Was this move more to do with the transfer fee Napoli wanted?
28:30 - Osimhen's wages are not an issue
35:20 - Celebrating the life lived by Sol Bamba
4045 - Pick of the week
44:00 - Comments from the mailbag
Duration: 45:45
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Things get heated as the pod discusses the Nicolas Jackson and John Obi Mikel beef. Should Mikel be more supportive of an African brother or is Nicolas Jackson out of line?
Host: Alasdair Howorth
Guests: Courtney Freese, Francis Nkwain
#chelsea #chelseafc #cfc #epl
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
07:16 - The case for Nicolas Jackson
15:57 - The case for John Obi Mikel
23:00 - Comparing apples and oranges
34:22 - So much going wrong at Chelsea hurting Jackson
43:10 - Mikel should have criticised Jackson privately
55:00 - a new generation representing Mama Africa
Duration: 1:06:13
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Courtney and Tso chew the fat over the next season as Vilakazi makes a strong prediction for the PSL title.
Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner)
Guest: Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates all time top scorer)
#amakhosi #bucaneers #oncealways #psl
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Champions
06:46 - How will Sundowns do?
12:18 - favourites for relegation
Duration: 16:25
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Coach Farouk Khan rejoins the podcast to preview the 24/25 PSL season as well as talk about his academy Stars of Africa.
Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner)
Guest: Farouk Khan (director of Stars of Africa Football Academy)
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
02:20 – PSL preview
11:54 – Stars of Africa Academy
18:28 - Coaching the next generation of African talent
29:50 - Who are the players to look at?
38:43 - Bringing in help to SoA
Duration: 50:59
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It’s preseason time and joining the pod to lift the lid on what it’s like for PSL players heading into the season is Orlando Pirates legend Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi.
Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner)
Guest: Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates all time top scorer)
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
01:40 – Run, running and more running
04:50– Best preseason memories
Duration: 13:42
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