On The Whistle Podcast

This week the pod was joined by Namibia and AmaZulu's Riaan Hanamub who spoke to us about his faith, the brilliant AFCON for his country and his own footballing ambitions.

Host: Alasdair Howorth

Guests: Riaan Hanamub

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

01:40 - Growing up in rural Namibia

03:55 - AmaZulu's topsy turvy season

07:57 - Premier Soccer League

13:11 - Namibia's sensational AFCON

24:38 - Riaan's personal ambitions

Duration: 26:45

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Ethiopian football is often a mystical world that few from the outside have any insight to, but OTW is lifting the lid on this brilliant league. Friend of the pod Firew Asrat joins us to talk about how the league has recovered and survived during the Tigray conflict and how it has implemented financial fair play.

Host: Alasdair Howorth

Guests: Firew Asrat (chief medical officer EPL and scout)

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

02:39 - Why is the EPL in a bubble format?

06:27 - The value of having a SuperSport deal

13:41 - One of the highest paying leagues in Africa

18:49 - Financial Fair Play

27:14 - What's going on at St George's

32:40 - Ownership structure of St George's

37:06 - Why are Ethiopian clubs not competing on the continent?

Duration: 26:25

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Host: Zayn Nabbi

Guests: Alasdair Howorth (African football journalist)

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

02:34 - What went wrong for Sundwons?

07:42 - Chaotic Esperance make the final

09:20 - Al Ahly get the job down... again

12:00 - Four Club World Cup representatives qualified

15:36 - Al Ahly favourites for final

18:50 - Maghreb drama in Confederation Cup

Duration: 26:25

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Both CAF Champions League semi-final ties remain delicately poised after Esperance beat Sundowns 1-0 on home soil, while defending champions Al Ahly drew 0-0 on their visit to TP Mazemba. The North African giants might be the favorites to progress, but in this bitesize pod our panel is split on who will progress to the final.

Host: Zayn Nabbi

Guests: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (BOA Awards founder) 

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro / Mail Bag 

03:00 - Esperance hold the edge, but Sundowns are at home 

05:15 - Al Ahly at home will be intimidating 

07:00 - Predictions...panel split on who will progress 

Duration: 12:00

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In this week's pod we preview the mouthwatering CAF Champions League semifinal clashes and ask if TP Mazembe, a club boasting loads of African pedigree, can pull off an upset win in Lubumbashi when the big dogs Al Ahly come into town. Also can Sundowns break their slump, or will Tunisian giants Espérance  prove too much on the road in Tunis?

Host: Zayn Nabbi

Guest: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (BOA Awards founder) 

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Show Notes

00:00 - All time favourite African defenders

06:00 - TP Mazembe have the pedigree and pitch to surprise Al Ahly 

12:30 - Sundowns might have the money but do they have the knowhow? 

19:00 - Esperance can bully Sundowns

Duration: 22:00

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Off we go to the final four, as Sundowns face off against Esperance and Al Ahly line up against TP Mazembe in the CAF Champions League semi finals. In this pod we bring you the major talkers out of the quarters that saw Sundowns scrape through, Al Ahly underlie their potential as title contenders...and a howler from the Petro de Luanda's goalkeeper Hugo Marques costing his team.

Host: Zayn Nabbi

Guest: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (BOA Awards founder) 

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Show Notes 

02:30 - Sundowns manage to scrape through 

13:45 - Al Ahly are clear favourites for the title 

19:00 - Successful AFCON shows the blueprint forward 

32:00 - Petro de Luanda's goalkeeper Hugo Marques mistake costs team

38:30 - Esperance are a team designed for knockout football

Duration: 45:00 

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It's a big weekend of football on the continent this Friday and Saturday as the CAF Champions League second leg quarter finals take place. Al Ahly once again are shaping up to be tournament favorites, surprise, surprise! But their biggest threat to be kings of Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns, face a tricky game against Tanzanian-giants Young Africans, who have the ability to get a result on the road. Lots to look forward to, so pump up the pod and enjoy our preview.

Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney Freese 

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Show Notes 

00:00 - Paying tribute to Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs 

04:30 - Al Ahly tournament favourites yet again 

07:00 - Yanga could surprise Sundowns with an upset on the road 

10:15 - Esperance could rue first leg missed opportunities against Asec Mimosas

11:35 - Petro de Luanda and TP Mazembe need to show more endeavour 

Duration: 17:15

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In this episode we catch up with South African goalkeeper Jethren Barr about how his footballing journey that's taken him to the Emerald Isle, and how he wants to be the person to provide Bafana Bafana skipper Ronwen Williams with "serious competition" in the national team. 

Host: Courtney Freese 

Guest: Jethren Barr (SA goalkeeper) 

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Show Notes 

00:00 - Establishing a career in the Emerald Isle

06:30 - A dream come true playing for Bafana

10:00 - Jethren can be "serious competition" for Ronwen Williams 

16:00 - "100 times" easier to be a goalkeeper in SA than Ireland

21:00 - A message to Hugo Broos 

23:00 - Quickfire round 

Duration: 27:20 

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After years in the wilderness the Ghana Black Queens are back to the top of African football, qualifying for the WAFCON and nearly knocking out Zambia in the Olympic qualifiers. The pod was joined by head coach Nora Häuptle to chat about her remarkable success with the team.

Panel: Alasdair Howorth, Firdose Moonda, Nora Häuptle (Ghana women's national team head coach)

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Show Notes

00:00 -Intro

04:49 - Moving from playing to coaching

14:52 - Almost signed Barbra Banda in Germany

30:08 - Learning to be Ghanaian

40:07 - Bringing Ghana back to the WAFCON

Duration: 55:36

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This last weekend had it all: The Cairo Derby, The Rwandan Derby, The Kampala Derby, The Mopani Derby, The Tunisian El Classico, The Battle of Zimbabwe and of course The Soweto Derby. The pod digests what was arguably the best derby we've seen in the 21st century and ponder how the two giants can close the gap to Sundowns.

Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner), and Alasdair Howorth (mug)

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Show Notes

00:00 -Intro

04:45 - Five goal thriller in the Soweto Derby

19:10 - How can Chiefs and Pirates close the gap?

25:00 - Does the PSL need financial fair play

28:40 - Cairo Derby in Riyadh

Duration: 43:02

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