Planet Sport Football Africa

Day 19 today, and it’s a rest day today and tomorrow, with the quarter-finals getting underway on Saturday. We take a look at Wednesday’s games, with Egypt and Equatorial Guinea going through to the quarter-finals. 
Also more on Monday’s stadium disaster, and we have an eye-witness account from a fan who was at the stadium.   
 
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Day 18 today, with the tournament being played under a cloud after the stadium tragedy in Yaounde on Monday night. We look into the reasons for the crush that led to eight people losing their lives.
Also, on the pitch, we review Senegal’s win over nine-man Cape Verde, where some felt that the referee was harsh on the islanders.
And we look ahead to today’s clash between Ivory Coast and Egypt.

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Day 17 today, with The Gambia and Cameroon booking their places in the quarter-finals, and with Malawi playing Morocco today. We look ahead, and also we hear from Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo on the Super Eagles shock Round of 16 exit to Tunisia.

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Day 16 today, with Nigeria knocked out yesterday as Tunisia and Burkina Faso went through to the quarter-finals – we ask what went wrong for the Super Eagles.  
We look ahead to today’s games as Comoros have a goalkeeping crisis as they play Cameroon, and we ask if The Gambia can continue their fairytale run against Guinea. 
And we hear from Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy on winning the Best Men’s Goalkeeper award at the Fifa Best Awards. 
 
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Day 15 today and action is back with Nigeria playing Tunisia and Burkina Faso facing Gabon in Round of 16 Games. We speak to Nigeria midfielder Kelechi Nwakali.
Plus a look at the draw for the World Cup play-off round, and our best 11 of the group stage at AFCON.

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Day 14 today – it’s another rest day, with the Round of 16 starting tomorrow, and we analyse which teams have favourable draws, and which ones will find the road to the final tougher.
We talk about the teams that were knocked out at the group stage, with Sierra Leone among those that maybe deserved to have gone further.
And we go to Morocco, and hear what the expectations are for the Atlas Lions.

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Day 13 today – it’s a rest day, and we need one to recover after the drama of the group stage, with defending champions Algeria going out. Also we focus on Malawi’s achievement of reaching the group stage for the first time, and we have Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong on his football and his faith. 
 
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On this week’s show we have the latest from the AFCON in Cameroon as defending champions Algeria made a shock exit at the group stage, with Ghana going out too. We speak to Black Stars fans in Accra. 
Also we hear from Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy on winning the Best Men’s Goalkeeper award at the Fifa Best Awards, and lots on the EPL too. 
 
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Day 12 today and the group stage ends with defending champions Algeria needing to beat Ivory Coast, otherwise they are out.
We go to Limbe to hear how the Gambia team is doing ahead of today’s clash with Tunisia.
We look at Nigeria’s prospects, as the only team with a 100% record in the group stage.
And we have more on the shock of the tournament as Ghana were eliminated after losing to Comoros – we speak to fans in Accra.

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Day 11 today – and what a huge shock yesterday as Ghana were eliminated after losing to Comoros. Senegal progressed but are still looking below-par – we assess the Teranga Lions.
We revisit the controversy that saw Guinea-Bissau denied an equaliser by the VAR against Egypt over the weekend.
And we look ahead to today’s Group D games as Nigeria play Guinea-Bissau and Egypt face Sudan.
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