Planet Sport Football Africa

We consider the hopes and chances of the Indomitable Lions and Black Stars at the World Cup finals in Brazil and visit the Maracana Stadium in Rio to find out how recycling has been incorporated into it's design.

Steve Vickers is at African broadcaster SuperSport's World Cup launch party in Durban to talk to former Bafana Bafana star Shaun Bartlett and SuperSport anchor Robert Marawa about Africa's chances at the upcoming World Cup in Brazil. A Brazilian music band completes the atmosphere at the venue beside the Indian Ocean.

We discuss Luis Suarez' award of Player of the Year the English Football Writers' Association and ask whether Yaya Toure should have won the title instead? Analysts Solomon Izang Ashoms in Johannesburg and Stuart Weir in England share their thoughts and we hear from football fans in Zimbabwe.

We talk to Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to find out the mood in the camp as Nigeria prepare for the 2014 World Cup. And we discuss age cheating as CAF ban The Gambia from all competition for two years after playing over-age players in their Under 20 team.

We talk to Algeria player Carl Medjani to find out about the team's hopes for the World Cup and we discuss which African player is likely to be an English Premier League title winner.

This week we ask whether we need more former players to be involved in administration in African football? We hear from fans and a former player in Kenya and discuss the issue with African correspondent Solomon Izang Ashoms and European football expert, Stuart Weir.

We hear how football unifies people in Ivory Coast and discuss whether the Elephants' squad is too old to make progress at the World Cup. And we ask if Demba Ba's view that a move to another team would be better than staying at Chelsea?

For years there have been allegations of dirty tricks when visiting teams are mistreated apparently in order to give the home team an advantage. The chairman of a Bulawayo team shares his experiences. We discuss the issue and ask why it happens in a continent which generally is so hospitable.

We discuss North Africa's dominance of this year's CAF Champions League, whether having wives and girlfriends with teams at the World Cup is a positive addition and with the race for the English Premier League title hotting up which of the Toure brothers, Yaya at Manchester City or Kolo at Liverpool, is most likely to win the title.

We discuss whether Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi will keep his job for the 2014 World Cup and Liverpool and England legend John Barnes shares his advice for emerging young players.