Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week’s show we take a look at the Fifa Club World Cup, and ask how worthwhile the tournament is, and what the chances are for Africa’s representatives, Esperance. We go into our archives and hear the story of the humble beginnings that Leicester and Nigeria star Wilfred Ndidi had. Plus a roundup of the Uefa Champions League, as the group stage ends.

On this week’s show we ask if Lionel Messi deserved to win the Ballon D’Or award, and if Sadio Mane deserved better than fourth place. As Egyptian giants Zamalek fire yet another coach, take a look at the club and what’s next for coach Micho. Lots on the EPL too, with Liverpool still in control. And as we near the end of 2019, we’re going through our archive and this week we hear from Kenya’s Eric Johana, who helped the Harambee Stars to the AFCON, and he talks about life in Sweden.

On this week’s show we look at how social media is changing football – how Whats App, FB, Twitter, Instagram have changed how we get results, how we can follow our favourite players and clubs, and find out more about them, and the financial power of social media. Plus a look at a thrilling week in the Uefa Champions League and an assessment of how the top African players are doing in the EPL.

On this week’s show we look at eventful time in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers, and find out a bit about the Botswana national team. We hear from their Algerian coach Adel Amrouche, and they could be the only men’s national team in the world with a female assistant, Dr Carolin Braun from Germany. The EPL is back this weekend, and we ask if Tottenham did the right thing in firing manager Mauricio Pochettino and replacing him with Jose Mourinho.

On this week’s show we have lots on the Under-23 AFCON in Egypt – how it compares to the senior AFCON in July, the level of organisation, and what it means for the teams to take a top-three finish and qualify for the Olympics. We have the latest from 2021 AFCON qualifying.
Plus a focus on the EPL as Liverpool go into the international break with a huge lead.

On this week’s show we look at the U23 AFCON, which starts this weekend in Cairo with the top three teams qualifying for next year’s Olympics. We talk about professionalising Africa’s leagues and hear from the chief executive of the World Leagues Forum. And we look ahead to Sunday’s big game in the EPL between Liverpool and Manchester City.

On this week’s show we look at how Fifa's decision to play the 2021 Club World Cup in June and July could affect the Africa Cup of Nations and take us back to club versus country rows over the Nations Cup, and how African stars could have no time to rest on the off-season. Also we look at how football brings hope and inspiration to prisoners, and we look at the EPL and the turbulent times at Arsenal.

On this week’s show we look ahead to the Under-17 World Cup, with four African countries taking part. More on racism in football as an English FA Cup tie was abandoned as one of the teams walked off amid accusations of racism, we ask how significant this was. And as former Nigeria striker Promise Isaac died earlier this month at the age of 31 of a suspected heart attack, we highlight how many others have been affected.

On this week’s show we look at the biggest global sports story of week, the racist abuse of England players by home fans in Bulgaria on Monday night in a Euro 2020 qualifier. We take a look back at the WAFU Cup, where hosts Senegal beat Ghana in the final of the West African regional tournament. All 22 games in the 16-day long tournament were played on the same pitch, was this acceptable? And as Manchester United host Liverpool in the weekend’s big game in the EPL, Stuart looks at the meaning of this fixture that brings together the two clubs that have been England’s most successful past 40 years or so.

On this week’s show we take a look at the draw for the group stage of the CAF Champions League, with some very tough groups. We scrutinise the weather conditions that the 2022 Fifa World Cup will be played in in Qatar, as Stuart has just come back from Qatar, where the World Athletics Championships were held. And lots on the EPL, we ask how significant Liverpool’s eight-point lead is at this early stage.