Planet Sport Football Africa

Planet Sport Football Africa

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Planet Sport Football Africa episodes

  • 05 Jun: FIFA Scandal & Women's World Cup
    On this week's show we take a look at the fall-out from the Fifa scandal that has seen Fifa president Sepp Blatter deciding to step down. Where does this leave world football, and will it lead to a clean up of football in African countries where fans have concerns about how things are being run?
    Also, a look at the Fifa Women's World Cup which begins on Saturday, and we give our predictions for the final of Saturday's Uefa Champions League.
    15 min
  • 29 May: EPL Review & Best African Player
    On this week's show we take a look back at the just-ended English Premier League season, we ask what the future holds for Ivory Coast greats Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure. We ask who was the best African player this season, and also we talk about the French Ligue 1 player of the year, Andre Dede Ayew.
    15 min
  • 22 May: FIFA's Fight Against Racism
    On this week's show we take a look at the latest in Fifa's fight against racism and discrimination. Many top African players have received racial abuse while playing in Europe, and we hear from Ivory Coast great Yaya Toure. We look at how football can be used to combat racism and discrimination and find out about Fifa's new anti-discrimination monitoring system.
    15 min
  • 15 May: Odion Ighalo & Adebayor
    On this week's show we focus on English club Watford – newly-promoted to the EPL, with Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo helping them to promotion with 20 goals. We speak to Ighalo and also hear what the fans think about him.

    And we a look at the Emmanuel Adebayor saga, with out-of-form Adebayor revealing the personal and family issues that he has been struggling with, we look at how off-the-field issues affect a player's performance on the pitch.
    15 min
  • 08 May: Best Way to Run An African Club?
    On this week's show we ask what the best way to run a football club in Africa. Is it best to have a rich single owner, who might interfere too much on the technical side, is it best to be run by a company, by individuals who can find sponsorship, or by the police or army? We compare the situation in Africa, where many clubs are struggling financially, with Europe, where clubs with super-rich owners like Roman Abramovich are having most success.
    15 min
  • 01 May: Enyeama, Keshi and EPL
    On this week's show we speak to Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama on his historic achievement of reaching 100 international caps and Enyeama addresses rumours that he might be moving to Liverpool. Also, we focus more on Nigeria's national team, with Stephen Keshi back again as national team coach. And there are no Africans in the EPL team of the year.
    15 min
  • 24 Apr: Xenophobia in SA & Brown Ideye
    On this week's show we have an exclusive interview with West Bromwich Albion's Nigerian striker Brown Ideye. Ideye joined West Brom for a club record fee, but struggled to find target for months before scoring four goals in six days. We consider how Didier Drogba is turning back the years at Chelsea and look at how football is being used to fight against the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. And we ask do you think Chelsea have now wrapped up the Premier League title with six matches still to play?
    15 min
  • 17 Apr: CAF Champions League
    SHOULD THE CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BE EXPANDED TO 16 TEAMS?
    On this week's show we take a look at the CAF Champions League and ask if the competition should be expanded to have 16 teams in the group stage rather than 8. Giants like Coton Sport, Asante Kotoko, Enyimba and Kano Pillars are already out, while second round ties include Raja Casablanca against defending champions Entente Setif. We hear from Gambian club Real de Banjul on how tough their campaign was. Is it time to expand the competition to give more teams a chance, or is it ok as it is?
    15 min
  • 10 Apr: Odion Ighalo & Gabon 2017
    On this week's show we hear from the current top-scoring African in England – Nigeria's Odion Ighalo, who has 19 goals for Watford in the Championship. Also we ask if Gabon will be good hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, and if Africa is wise to offer overwhelming support for Sepp Blatter in the elections for Fifa president next month.
    15 min
  • 03 Apr: Best African Player in EPL?
    On this week's show we ask who has been the best African player in the EPL so far this season. With Yaya Toure not at his best, who is really shining? We hear from fans in Kenya and give our own analysis on an issue where there are plenty of different opinions.
    15 min

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The show where we look at African football both what's happening around the continent and what African players are doing overseas.

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