World Football

Former Ukraine international footballer Evgeniy Levchenko talks about his pain and shock after Russia's invasion. We also hear from the assistant coach and goalkeeper of Saudi Arabia's women's national team after they played, and won, their first ever match.

Picture on website: Players of Ukraine pose for a team photograph prior to a match against England (Alessandro Garafallo/Getty Images)

Hear the full interview with the Bengaluru and India captain Sunil Chhetri, widely regarded as the greatest Indian football player of all time. He looks back at some of the highlights of his career, talks about his love for animals, and competing with Lionel Messi for international scoring records.

India's record goal scorer Sunil Chhetri talks about Lionel Messi, North Korean adventures and his love of tigers. We are also joined by the former goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel who is now building a new MLS team in St Louis.

Picture on website: Sunil Chhetri comes close to scoring in a match between India and the United Arab Emirates (Yifan Ding/Getty Images).

In this bonus podcast, you can listen to the full interview with Afghan footballer Fati. She describes her terrifying escape from the Taliban and relocation to Australia, where Fati and her team mates have reunited and are hoping to re-establish the Afghanistan women's national team.

Afghan footballer Fati talks about her escape from the Taliban and her return to football. Exiled Afghanistan players have reunited in Australia and are back training together for the first time since the Taliban took control of the country last year.

Picture on website: Afganistan Flag beside the soccer balls laid out on a football pitch ( Maryam Majd ATPImages/Getty Images).

Mani Djazmi is joined by former Scotland international Pat Nevin and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations winner with Cameroon Patrick Suffo to discuss the week's biggest football stories.

Former Senegal striker Mamadou Diallo joins us to assess The Lions of Teranga's chances in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations final and we reflect on the impact of South Africa's 1996 AFCON win with the team's captain Neil Tovey.

Photo: Fans during Senegal's 3-1 semi final win against Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Cameroon football journalist Giovanni Wanneh reflects on what he saw as he was caught up in some of the crush ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations match between hosts Cameroon and Comoros.

We also look ahead to the quarter-finals of the competition with the Gambia captain Pa Modou Jagne And the Tunisia defender Mohamed Drager.

Photo: The entrance of Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

The Comoros captain Najim Abdou reflects on an historic moment for the country. Burkina Faso midfielder Adama Guira looks ahead to the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations. The former Ghana international Laryea Kingston discussed his country's shock exit. And we say goodbye to the defending champions Algeria.

Picture on website: Comoros' players celebrate after scoring against Ghana (DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images).

The former Uganda and Sierra Leone coach Johnny McKinstry discusses a slow start to the Africa Cup of Nations. We also hear from the former Cameroon coach Claude Le Roy.

Picture on website: Ivory Coast's Max Gradel celebrates after scoring a goal against Equatorial Guinea (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Nigeria's Efe Ambrose and Cameroon's Patrick Suffo look ahead to the Africa Cup of Nations. We also hear from the Gambia captain Pa Modou Jagne as he prepares for his country's first ever AFCON.

Picture on website: Cameroonian football jerseys hang along a wall at the central market in Yaounde (Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP)