Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week’s show we ask whether there should have been more African players nominated for the 2021 Ballon D’Or – with Riyad Mahrez and Mohammed Salah the only Africans nominated, and Edouard Mendy left out. Also we look ahead to the finals of the inaugural edition of the Caf Women’s Champions League, which are just two weeks away.
And lots on the EPL and the Uefa Champions League, as Patson Daka became the first Zambian to score in the EPL, and Salah shines again.

On this week’s show we catch up on the Fifa World Cup qualifiers for Africa, with Senegal and Morocco the first teams to make it to the final play-off stage. And we hear from the most expensive African player ever – Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, who moved to Italian Serie A side Napoli from French club Lille last year for $96m.
And lots on the EPL as we unpack the takeover of Newcastle United and what it could mean for the club.

On this week’s show get an update on the preparations for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which Cameroon will be hosting in just three months from now. We have a special report from Yaoundé, as there are still concerns about how ready the stadiums are, and we hear from legends El-Hadji Diouf and Didier Drogba on the preparations. 
Also we talk about Mohamed Salah’s superb goal for Liverpool against Manchester City, and plans that the English FA has to recruit and fast-track former players to become referees.

On this week’s show look ahead to the upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifiers for Africa, with Ghana’s Black Stars welcoming back Serbian Milovan Rajevac back as coach. He took them to the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals. Plus: who are Africa’s highest paid national team coaches? And it’s Liverpool v City as we catch up on the latest EPL action.

On this week’s show we look at South Africa’s 4-2 win over Nigeria in the final of the Aisha Buhari women's invitational tournament in Nigeria – are Banyana Banyana set to become Africa’s top women’s team? 
We hear from Patrice Beaumelle, the Ivory Coast national team coach, who feels that while the team lacks the big names of a few years ago, the Elephants have great talent. 
Plus Stuart on the EPL, as Chelsea play Man City this weekend.

On this week’s show we hear from South Sudan, where Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura made a recent visit. The president of the South Sudan Football Association is hoping that Africa’s newest country can make progress with football development.
Also, former Nigeria international Garba Lawal has spoken out against players of Nigerian descent born in other countries choosing to play for Nigeria as a last resort after failing to earn a place in the countries of their birth. And Stuart on Ronaldo’s return to the EPL, and Chelsea’s promising start.

On this week’s show we look at the opening two rounds of games in the group stage of 2022 World Cup qualifying for Africa, as Egypt fire their coach who was unbeaten in nine games. Also we look at the large numbers of players featuring in the qualifiers who were born in Europe rather than in Africa. Also in women’s football we hear from Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura on the Caf Women’s Champions League. Also Stuart assesses a busy transfer window in Europe.

On this week’s show we look at the disappointment and controversy over the release of English Premier League players for this month’s World Cup qualifiers. Last week the EPL released a statement saying that clubs had unanimously decided not to release players, but two clubs have gone on to let players feature for red-listed Argentina, while no African players have been released. We have strong opinions from listeners on this.
Also we hear from the Zimbabwean who was tasked with marking Lionel Messi on Messi’s debut in France. And we talk about Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United.

On this week’s show we talk about the football tournament at the Tokyo Paralympics and look at Senegal’s great run at the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia. And with the group stage of qualifying for the 2022 Fifa World Cup beginning next Wednesday, many African countries will be without their English Premier League players, as they will not be released for international matches played in red-list countries.
Also we speak to Zambia and Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu, who’s moved from RB Salzburg, on getting the chance to play in Europe.
And lots to talk about in the EPL – we ask what impact Romelu Lukaku will make at Chelsea.

On this week’s show we focus on the draw for the 2021 AFCON, starting on 9 January, with holders Algeria and Ivory Coast drawn in the same group, and Nigeria placed alongside Egypt, and Morocco and Ghana together in the same group.

And we look at comments made by CAF president Patrice Motsepe at the draw, speaking of a plan to pay some prize money for the winners direct to players, rather than players waiting to get money through their federations – a possible way of solving some of the disputes over payment of winning bonuses that have affected so many teams in African football.

And lots of EPL action to talk about, and Stuart highlights the African players there this season.