Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week’s show we take a look at the draw for the 2020 African Nations Championship, the CHAN, to be played in April in Cameroon. We hear from Zambia’s new coach, Micho. As CAF conducts the bidding process for host venues for this season’s African Champions League and Confederation Cup finals – giving potential hosts only 10 days to bid, and with the finals of these two tournaments just three months away, we ask how reasonable this was. And Liverpool lose a game in the Uefa Champions League – will they struggle in the knockout stage?

On this week’s show we focus on the under-representation of black managers in European football. While African stars have lit up the leagues of Europe as players, Africans have made virtually no impact as managers in Europe. More than that, there is a general lack of what are called BAME managers in English football – BAME standing for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic. We ask what the way forward is. Plus, Emmanuel Adebayor makes a surprise move to Paraguay, and a look at the EPL and Italy’s Serie A.

On this week’s show we talk about the comments made by Fifa President Gianni Infantino, who has proposed that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two. Is this Fifa interfering in African football, does the idea make sense? Also, with the 2020 Futsal AFCON ending in Morocco, we go to Morocco and find out about the tournament. And as Mbwana Samatta became the first Tanzanian to play in the EPL, Stuart takes a look at the African representation there over the years.

On this week’s show we head to Cameroon and catch up on preparations for the 2021 AFCON, which is less than a year away, and also the CHAN, being held in just over two months, also in Cameroon. We’ll hear from CAF president Ahmad, who is impressed with how it’s going. Also, we catch up with some of the transfer news in Europe in the January window, as Nigeria’s Victor Moses has gone to Italian side Inter Milan on loan, reuniting with Antonio Conte, who was his coach at Chelsea. And Stuart takes a look at the crisis at Manchester United.

On this week’s show we take a look at the draw for the group stage of qualifying for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, with some tricky groups there. Also, we ask whether African companies should be funding European football, as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says that he remains committed to a takeover bid of English club Arsenal. And Stuart has some fascinating research on whether it pays to fire your manager mid-season if your club is in trouble.

On this week’s show we look at the change of dates for the AFCON, as the 2021 tournament moves back to January and February. This month marks 10 years since the attack on the Togo team bus ahead of the 2010 AFCON in Angola, as shootings left three members of the Togo delegation dead and 9 others injured.

We remember what happened. Plus, in the EPL, we ask whether Liverpool can beat Arsenal’s record of 49 games unbeaten.

On this week’s show we take a look at the CAF awards as Sadio Mane wins the African Player of Year award for the first time. We have lots on the EPL with a look at which teams might be relegated, and we speak to exciting young Zambian forward, Fashion Sakala, who’s based in Belgium.

On this week’s show we look ahead to the brand new year in football and ask what your hopes are. Also we focus on the issue of match-fixing and hear from a Zambian, Nchimunya Mweetwa, who was banned by Fifa for three years in a match-fixing scandal, resulting on him missing out on a big move in Europe. Mweetwa now warns other about the dangers of match-fixing.

On this week’s show we take a look back at 2019 in African football – a good Nations Cup, plenty of African players shining in Europe, but issues at CAF, so was this a good year for African football? And we go into our archive and relive the story of the Zimbabwe fan who travelled all the way to Egypt by road for the AFCON, and the story of Cherno Samba, who’s from the Gambia and as a teenager had a bright future when he was set to join Liverpool. When the transfer fell through, Samba battled with depression and he attempted suicide.

On this week’s show we look at the Fifa Club World Cup as African champions Esperance finished fifth – is that good enough? Also, we speak to Zimbabwe’s Edward Sadomba, who had an illustrious career in Africa and beyond and decided to return to the club where is started for him – Harare giants Dynamos. We go into our archive and relive our interview with one of Africa’s leading female footballers - Jean Sseninde of Uganda, as this has been a great year for women’s football. Plus lots on the EPL as Mikel Arteta takes over at Arsenal.