Planet Sport Football Africa

This week's show comes from the Wafu Cup in Ghana. We focus on football here in Ghana and get the views of a leading sports journalist. We also experience some of the country's culture, and we ask how significant is the appointment of Ivory Coast great Kolo Toure as technical assistant of Scottish club Celtic.

On this week's show we speak to a rising star in African football – Nigeria goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who made his full debut for the Super Eagles against Cameroon in the recent World Cup qualifiers.

We have a special report from Cameroon on the team failing to qualify for next year's World Cup, with reaction from fans, analysts and former players. Plus news from the EPL as Senegal's Sadio Mane gets a somewhat controversial red card.

On this week's show we speak to Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo, back in the national team after a disappointing spell at Watford, which saw him move to China. We have your thoughts on refereeing in Africa, and we hear from former EPL referee Bob Hamer on how the Premier League era changed the game in England. And Stuart takes a look at the main African moves in an action-packed transfer window.

On this week's show we talk about the standards of refereeing in Africa. We often hear fans, players and coaches complaining about referees, but are they really doing a bad job? We speak to a referees' instructor and we get the views of fans in the Gambia. Is the continent lagging behind, are allegations of corruption among match officials justified?

On this week's show we ask how do you prefer to watch football – do you like to go to the stadium and soak up the atmosphere and excitement; do you love to watch at home on TV, or maybe you're one of those who likes to watch on TV but in a public place such as a sports bar or a viewing centre.
We catch up with the latest in the EPL – are Manchester United hot favourites for the title now? And your thoughts on who's the greatest African ever in the EPL.

On this week's show we catch up on the start of the new EPL season, with plenty of Africans shining, among them the little-known Steve Mounie at Huddersfield. Nigeria's Olarenwaju Kayode signed by Manchester City but immediately loaned to a Spanish side – what does that mean for Kayode?
And part two of our interview with Enoh Eyong, the Cameroon midfielder who's played all across Europe. This week he talks of how his faith helps him in difficult times.

On this week's show we look ahead to the new EPL season. Which team is most likely to win it, which African players will shine, and which managers have made the best signings? Also we speak to Enoh Eyong, the Cameroon midfielder who's played for Ajax in the Netherlands, Fulham in the EPL and is currently in Belgium with Standard Liege. And we ask whether Gambian winger Modou Barrow's move to Reading in the English Championship is a good one.

On this week's show we talk about the transfer market and in particular the huge fees being paid for top players in Europe and we'll contrast that with the very low fees that are paid in most African countries. Can these high fees in Europe be sustained? We hear from fans in Kenya.

Plus thoughts on the expanded Africa Cup of Nations, and, as two fans died in a stadium disaster in South Africa last weekend, we get reaction from Solomon in Johannesburg.

On this week's show we focus on the Africa Cup Of Nations. Major changes have been made, including the expansion of the tournament, which has brought 2019 hosts Cameroon's ability to stage the competition under further scrutiny.

We hear from Cameroon on the state of preparations. And we find out about football in Namibia as the team is through to the final round of 2018 CHAN qualifying, despite having many challenges...

On this week's show we ask how safe our stadiums are in Africa. Last weekend eight people died after a wall collapsed at a stadium in Senegal, after police fired tear gas. It's the latest in a long line of tragedies and we ask whether it's safe to take our families to stadiums and if enough action is being taken.

We hear from Ghana, the scene of Africa's worst-ever stadium disaster, and from South Africa, where 43 fans died in 2001.
And we have part two of our interview with Kenya national team goalkeeper Arnold Origi.