Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week's show we find out about the role of player scouts looking for talent in Africa – what they do and what qualities they are looking for. We speak to a player scout from Sweden. We find out why many of those who do make it find themselves in countries like Belgium or Russia rather than England or Spain.

On this week's show we catch up with the latest in Nigerian football, with Sunday Oliseh appointed the new Super Eagles coach. Also we speak to Nigeria attacking midfielder Kalu Uche on his faith and on his relationship with his brother, fellow Super Eagle Ike Uche. And we catch up with the transfer news in Europe, as Aston Villa sign Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye and DR Congo's Youssef Mulumbu moves from WBA to newly-promoted Norwich.

On this week's show we catch up with what's happening in the CAF Champions League. There is huge North African dominance this year, with seven teams from North Africa, and none from West Africa. Also we look at Demba Ba's ever-changing career – from Chelsea to Turkey and now to China, and talk about Samuel Eto'o's move to Turkey.

On this week's show we ask whether foreign coaches are better than local coaches when it comes to being in charge of national teams in Africa. Caf instructor Ulrich Mathiot, who is coach of the Seychelles, tells us African coaches can be as good as foreign coaches if they have the chance to gain experience.

On this week's show we ask if it's true to say that there are no small teams in African football these days, or does the gap between the big teams and the small teams still exist? The likes of Nigeria, Cameroon and Egypt are no longer the dominant powerhouses that they were 20 years ago, and we've seen Cape Verde progress into the top-10 ranked African teams. But what about the really small teams, can they grow too?

On this week's show we catch up with the Women's World Cup as Cameroon are flying the flag for Africa in the knockout stage. We look back at the qualifiers for the 2017 AFCON which began last weekend, and we hear from the Gambia's new golden boy Modou Barrow on his decision to play for the Gambia and life at English club Swansea City, where he's played alongside Wifried Bony.

On this week's show we take a look at how the African teams are doing at the Fifa Women's World Cup and the Under-20 World Cup. We speak to Nigeria striker Ikechukwu Uche about how he bounced back from two career-threatening injuries, and about his faith. And with Ghana winger Christian Atsu moving on loan from Chelsea to newly-promoted EPL side Bournemouth, how will he do?

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.

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.

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.