Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week's show we speak to a coaching legend in African football, Ghananian Fred Osam-Duodu who won the AFCON with the Black Stars in 1978 and 1982. He tells us where youth coaching can be improved. We catch up with how the African players are doing in the EPL and we speak to fans at last week's Watford v Crystal Palace game, and they give their views on African strikers, Nigeria's Odion Ighalo and DR Congo's Yannick Bolasie.

On this week's show we take a look at football in Sierra Leone. The Leone Stars showed promise with a draw against Ivory Coast in a recent 2017 AFCON qualifier, but striker Mohamed Bangura says that the team is being held back by poor administration. We catch up with how the African players ore doing in the EPL and we ask what role Chelsea's recent Ghanaian signing Baba Rahman is likely to have this season.

On this week's show we focus on Cameroon – four-time African champions and a team that did so much for African football at the 1990 World Cup. But can they put their current drop in form behind them? We talk to one of their fans in Brazzaville for the African Games and the Indomitable Lions' Communications Director in The Gambia recently for the AFCON 2017 qualifier. And European Football Correspondent Stuart Weir provides some insight into English Premier League club Manchester City, a side that has three African players in their squad.

On this week's show we look back at last weekend's 2017 AFCON qualifiers as South Sudan got their first-ever competitive win and consider the prospects of teams hoping to reach the finals. We have news from the African Games in Brazzaville and we speak to Fifa presidential candidate Segun Odegbami, from Nigeria, on his plans for the game.

This week's show comes from Brazzaville, Congo where Steve Vickers is based for the next three weeks for the African Games. We continue our preview of the 2017 AFCON qualifiers taking place this weekend as we look at Groups H to M. We find out about EPL new comers AFC Bournemouth who have three African players in their squad including Ivory Coast’s Max Gradel and find out about a project bringing hope through football to young people in Mozambique.

On this week's show we take a look ahead to the 2017 AFCON qualifiers that take place next weekend. We go through groups A to F and talk about the squad selection of new Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh. Watford striker Odion Ighalo tells us how he copes with disappointment after being left out of the Super Eagles squad and we find out about Swansea City, the EPL club that's home to Ghana captain, Andre Ayew.

On this week's show we talk a bit about the offside rule – the aspect of football that seems to cause more controversy than any other. What exactly is the latest interpretation of the law, how does it affect the game. We speak to former EPL referee Bob Hamer. Also a look at the Africans doing well in the EPL, with Andre Ayew on target again for Swansea and Yaya Toure powering Man City to the top of the table. Plus the first Gambian to play in the EPL, Modou Barrow is loaned to Championship side Blackburn, what does that mean for his career?

On this week's show we catch up with the latest in the CAF Champions League as defending champions Entente Setif of Algeria are struggling in Group B. It was an exciting opening weekend in the EPL as ten of the 30 goals were scored by African players, with Ghana captain Andre Ayew scoring on his debut for Swansea City.

On this week's show we continue to look ahead to the upcoming English Premier League season, as Arsenal beat Chelsea in FA Community Shield, will the Blues be able to defend their title? We look at more of the African signings and ask what newly-promoted Bournemouth will get from Ivory Coast winger Max Gradel. And we hear the views of fans in Zimbabwe.

On this week's show we take a look-ahead to the upcoming English Premier League season, as Chelsea play Arsenal in the Community Shield this Sunday. Which African players will do well this season, will the Ayew brothers' arrival to the EPL raise the profile of Ghana in the world's most popular league, and who is going to win the Premier League title? We talk to fans in Kenya.