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The show where we look at African football both what's happening around the continent and what African players are doing overseas.
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27 MAR 2025 · This week we catch up on the World Cup qualifiers for Africa, with Nigeria in trouble after being held to a draw by Zimbabwe, with Ghana on track with back-to-back wins, and with Algeria, Egypt and Morocco are all looking good at this stage.
We hear from Nigeria coach Eric Chelle.
Also we look ahead to this weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals, and Stuart highlights some of the African players doing well across Europe.
20 MAR 2025 · This week we catch up on the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Africa, the latest games are on up until Tuesday, with so much to play for.
And we find out about the African Club Association – launched in 2023 to support club football, but how does it work, and what are the priorities?
Also we take a look at scouting – what are scouts and football agents scouts looking for exactly when they assess African players?
Plus Stuart on Newcastle’s long-overdue trophy in England.
13 MAR 2025 · This week we talk about CAF president Patrice Motsepe, who’s been re-elected unopposed for a second term, as we look at how he has steadied the ship on the continent.
Also the Fifa Council elections took place at the CAF General Assembly, with a few surprise winners and losers.
And we explain how Equatorial Guinea's record goalscorer Emilio Nsue has been officially cleared to play for the country by Fifa, coming back from a ban.
Plus Stuart on the plans for a new stadium for Manchester United.
6 MAR 2025 · This week we focus on football in Libya, as Senegal’s Aliou Cissé has been appointed Libya national team coach, with a contract that will make him the second-highest-paid coach in African football, and with a glittering new stadium opened in Benghazi. Will Libya be rewarded with success?
Also we talk about the issue of players switching international allegiance, and we hear from Chuba Akpom, who switched allegiance from England to Nigeria, but is still waiting to be called up by the Super Eagles.
And Stuart has lots on the FA Cup, including analysis on Manchester United’s exit from the competition.
27 FEB 2025 · This week we talk about the controversy sparked by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, as he suggested that the AFCON is not considered a "major tournament", as he was discussing Mohamed Salah’s chances of winning the Ballon d'Or.
Was he disrespecting the tournament, or is there any truth in what he said?
Also we’re talking sport and politics, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled in favour of the Algerian Football Federation and USM Alger in a matter centred on the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
And Stuart on the EPL, as Liverpool extend the gap over Arsenal at the top.
21 FEB 2025 · This week we zoom in on Africans in the English Premier League, with Egypt’s Omar Marmoush, Burkina Faso’s Dango Ouattara and Beto, from Guinea-Bissau, all shining of late.
We also talk about the Uefa Champions League, with Real Madrid knocking Man City out, and we talk to the 1997 African Footballer of the Year – Victor Ikpeba of Nigeria.
Ikpeba played as a striker and spent six seasons with Monaco in France and three seasons in Germany at Borussia Dortmund, and won the 1994 AFCON and Olympic Gold in 1996.
Ikpeba tells us what it takes to make it at the top level.
13 FEB 2025 · This week we talk to Ghana great Andre “Dede” Ayew, who’s now 35 and the Black Stars’ most-capped player.
Dede tell us about his longevity in his career.
Also we go down memory lane and talk about Ayew’s legendary father Abedi Pele, three-time African Footballer of the Year in the 1990s.
Plus Stuart on the dramatic Merseyside derby.
6 FEB 2025 · This week we to Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, who was linked to Arsenal and Chelsea ahead of this season, but ended up at Galatasaray in Turkey. Osimhen tells us about his targets for the Super Eagles under new coach Eric Chelle.
We have lots on the just-ended transfer window, with Zimbabwean Marshal Munetsi joining Wolves. Also we look at transfer spending in Africa, as South African club Mamelodi Sundowns were Africa’s biggest spenders on transfers in 2024.
And more on the AFCON draw as we hear from Zambia and Botswana.
30 JAN 2025 · This week we analyse the draw for the 2025 AFCON, with Cameroon v Cote d’Ivoire among the appetising match-ups in the group stage, and with three Southern African teams in Group B – South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe, along with seven-time champions Egypt.
Also we talk about football in Burundi, as we hear from Burundi international Youssouf Ndayishimiye, who has been outstanding for French club Nice this season.
And lots on the EPL from Stuart, who also looks at some of the most bizarre yellow cards ever.
23 JAN 2025 · This week we catch up on the CAF Champions League, with South Africa’s Orlando Pirates impressing in the group stage, while TP Mazembe, Yanga and Raja Casablanca all missed out on the quarter-finals.
Also we speak to two France-based players turning out for Le Havre, Egypt international striker Ahmed Hassan, who’s hoping for a place in the Pharaohs' AFCON squad, and Emmanuel Sabbi, who was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents and represents the USA, where he grew up.
And Stuart on the EPL and the Uefa Champions League and on Erling Haaland’s new mega-contract with Manchester City.
The show where we look at African football both what's happening around the continent and what African players are doing overseas.
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