Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week's show we go to Sierra Leone, where the country is free to host international matches again now that the country is free of the Ebola virus. We hear how football has played a part in ending Ebola. We consider TP Mazembe's chances at the Fifa Club World Cup and Stuart Weir continues his analysis of a fascinating interview that Ivory Coast and Manchester City star Yaya Toure gave recently. And we catch up with how Africans are doing in the EPL.

On this week's show we congratulate Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel on their success in the CAF Confederation Cup and we take a look at the Ivory Coast national team as The Elephants aim to build on their success this year at the Cup of Nations. Listeners share with us their football highlights of 2015 and European football expert Stuart Weir continues his analysis of an interview given recently by Manchester City star Yaya Touré.

On this week's show we look ahead to the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, which begins this weekend in Senegal, with eight nations fighting for Africa's three places at the 2016 Olympics. We speak to Nigeria Under-23 coach Samson Siasia. Also we continue our look at the African players in this season's Uefa Champions League, we catch up with how Africans are doing in the EPL, and we analyse a fascinating interview that Ivory Coast and Manchester City star Yaya Toure gave recently, and we find out how Didier Drogba is doing in the MLS.

On this week's show we catch up with the 2018 World Cup qualifiers that were played around Africa this week. We focus on the Super Eagles of Nigeria, who beat Swaziland – what do fans think about their new coach Sunday Oliseh? Plus we continue our look at the African players in this season's Uefa Champions League. And we look at Futsal - a version of five-a-side football that's not very popular in Africa but is huge in Brazil.

On this week's show we ask why is Africa not translating youth success to senior World Cup success? We speak to Nigeria Under-17 coach Emmanuel Amuneke, who has led the Golden Eaglets to a record fifth Under-17 World Cup title. But despite Africa's great success at youth level, an African team has never gone beyond the quarter-finals of the senior World Cup. So why is the talent at youth level not being translated to senior level? Plus we catch up with the latest in the EPL and we hear about the power of football, from an organisation called Football Beyond Borders. They believe that football can do a lot to combat racism.

On this week's show we take a look at the race to become the president of Fifa. Will an African win the contest next February? We hear from South African contender Tokyo Sexwale. Plus we catch up with the latest in the EPL and we continue our look at the African players in this season's Uefa Champions League.

On this week's show we look at the teams that have made it to the 2016 African Nations Championship, the tournament for home-based players being held in Rwanda early next year. And we hear from one team that didn't make it – Lesotho. Plus we look forward to the CAF Champions League final between USM Alger and TP Mazembe and we have the third and final part of our interview with Aaron Tredway, an American who played as a goalkeeper in three African countries. This week he explains how footballing success failed to bring him satisfaction in life. We catch up with the latest in the EPL and ask what is wrong with Chelsea? And Stuart Weir begins a look at the African players in this season's Uefa Champions League.

On this week's show we join in the celebrations with the two African teams that have qualified for the women's football tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics – South Africa and Zimbabwe. And football was cancelled in Zambia last weekend as President Edgar Lungu called for a national day of prayer. We find out more.

On this week's show, On this week's show we take a look at Africans who are playing in China, a country that's not particularly strong in football but that is able to offer good deals to players. We speak to Gambian player Bubacarr Trawally, who moved to China in January. With the Fifa U17 World Cup beginning this weekend in Chile, we ask what we can expect from Africa's representatives, and we have the second part of our interview with Aaron Tredway, an American who played as a goalkeeper in three African countries.

On this week's show, as the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers have begun for Africa, we speak to fans in Kenya about their hopes of making it to the World Cup about what it would mean to qualify, and when they think it might happen. We catch up with how the African players are doing in the EPL and ask what's going on at Chelsea and Liverpool. And we have an interview with Aaron Tredway, an American who played as a goalkeeper in three African countries.