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This week's show comes to you from the AFCON in Gabon, with Cameroon playing Egypt in Sunday's final. Also we talk about handling defeat. There can only be one winner at the AFCON, so the other 15 teams are having to handle various levels of disappointment, as expectations seem to be high in football these days. We speak to former Zambia international Jacob Mulenga. And lots of points dropped at the top in the English Premier League, and transfer deadline day saw Gambian winger Modou Barrow moving to Leeds United – we ask if it's a good move?

This week's show comes to you from the AFCON in Gabon, with the defending champions Ivory Coast already out ahead of this weekend's quarter-finals. Senegal striker Mame Biram Diouf tells us that he's hopeful of a good run in the knockout stage. Also we hear from a player who's featured at the AFCON in the past, Cameroon midfielder Enoh Eyong. He tells us about the experience, and also talks about how his faith has helped him to know his purpose in life. We hear listeners' comments on AFCON and take a look at the English Premier League as Liverpool's title hopes took a knock with defeat to Swansea.

Steve Vickers is in Franceville to present this week's show from the Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal have impressed so far and we focus on the Teranga Lions and hear from star striker Sadio Mane of Liverpool. Also we talk about Uganda – back at the tournament after a 39-year absence. A Ugandan journalist tells us about the excitement as The Cranes made it to Gabon and analyst Solomon Izang Ashoms reflects on the challenges facing the hosts, Gabon. Steve takes us on a tour of the market in Franceville and European analyst Stuart Weir looks back on last weekend's fixtures in the English Premier League.

On this week's show we have lots on the 2017 AFCON, as we focus on the tournament in Gabon. We give our predictions and have listeners' thoughts too, on who will win African football's greatest showpiece.
One team that's been consistent over the years without winning the trophy is Mali, and speak to their France-based defender Hamari Traore, who says the Eagles are not afraid of their Group, where they face Ghana, Egypt and Uganda.
And we ask which African players will be missed most by their EPL clubs. And with the Fifa World Cup set to be expanded to 48 teams from 2026, what does this mean for Africa?

On this week's show we talk about the CAF Awards announced in Abuja on Thursday night when Riyad Mahrez won the award for CAF Player of the Year. We also start to build up to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which is just a week away. While most of Africa's top teams will be there, Nigeria are missing, and veteran Nigerian journalist Fabio Lanipekun tells us what he thinks the problem is. We zoom in on the English Premier League as Chelsea drop points and as Swansea City continue to struggle.

On this week's show we speak to Man City and Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho, who tells us about his rapid rise to the top. We take a look at the highs and lows of 2016, and get the views of fans in fans Ghana, and give our own thoughts too.

On this week's show we speak to a rising star in the English Premier League, Arsenal and Nigeria winger Alex Iwobi. He tells us about the season so far, and what it's like working with manager Arsene Wenger. The Cameroon's women's national team coach donates half of his AWCON bonuses to charity, he tells us why. We have your comments on whether increased video technology is good for the game, and we go into our 2016 archive and feature an interview with Swansea City's Gambian winger Modou Barrow. And at this festive time of year for many analyst Solomon Ashoms recalls Christmas in Nigeria as a young child.

On this week's show we talk about African players in Germany as it seems it's going to be increasingly harder for African players to make it in the Bundesliga. We speak to Lutz Pfannesteil, a scout at Hoffenheim. We talk to former EPL referee Bob Hamer about the video technology being used at the Fifa Club World Cup. Plus analysis from the EPL after a busy week.

On this week's show we talk about the importance of discipline and character for players. Top footballers can become rich and famous at a young age, and have a lot of pressure to cope with. We often hear stories of players getting involved in controversies, and some players fail to fulfil their potential because of losing focus in their career. We speak to former Nigeria youth coach Emmanuel Amuneke, and Chelsea midfielder Jon Mikel Obi tells us how he's matured by becoming a father.

On this week's show we focus on the Africa Women's Cup of Nations in Cameroon, where the hosts will play Nigeria in the final. We hear how hosting the tournament has given a boost to the women's game in Cameroon. We discuss the five-man shortlist for the Confederation of African Football's African Player of the Year award and ask whether it's likely to go to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Riyad Mahrez. And Nigeria's Victor Moses continues to shine in the EPL, winning the PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month award for November.