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  • 26 April - CAF Cup controversy - Abdul Fatawu - VAR in Southern Africa - EPL

    26 APR 2024 · On this week’s show we take a look at the controversy that saw Moroccan side RS Berkane awarded a win over USM Alger in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final despite refusing to play. We talk about 20-year-old Ghanaian Abdul Fatawu, whose hat-trick helped Leicester City to move closer to a return to the EPL. We highlight how VAR technology will be used more in football in Southern Africa, and lots on the EPL with Stuart.
    29m 29s
  • 19 April - African players in Leverkusen win + AFCON 2023 figures + Emmanuel Agbadou + UEFA Champions League

    18 APR 2024 · On this week’s show we take a look at the African players who helped Bayer Leverkusen to a sensational first-ever German Bundesliga title. Also we analyse the record revenues and viewership figures for the 2023 AFCON. And we speak to Emmanuel Agbadou, an Ivorian defender who plays for Reims in France, on his football and his faith.  Plus of course, Stuart on the dramatic Uefa Champions League quarter-finals.
    29m 28s
  • 12 April - Paris Olympics womens tournament - CAF Futsal - Joseph Okumu - EPL

    12 APR 2024 · On this week’s show we take a look at the women’s football tournament at the Paris Olympics, with Nigeria and Zambia qualifying to represent Africa. We also talk about the CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, which is underway in Morocco. And we speak to much-travelled Kenya defender Joseph Okumu, currently playing in France. Plus Stuart with lots on the Uefa Champions League and the EPL.
    29m 30s
  • 5 April Is football a religion - Cameroon coach Marc Brys - Ivorian defender Emmanuel Agbadou

    4 APR 2024 · On this week’s show we ask if football is a religion. We speak to Omar Beckles, the chair of the English Professional Footballers Association. Beckles talks about his Christian faith, and how it brings him stability amid the instability of being a professional player. Stuart looks at the similarities between football and religion.   Also we talk about Cameroon’s new coach, Belgian Marc Brys, and if the move back to a foreign coach will work. And we have an interview with Emmanuel Agbadou, an Ivorian defender who plays for Reims in France.
    29m 29s
  • 29 March Ablie Jallow - Gambia - International friendlies - Egypt 90k stadium - EPL - football regulator

    28 MAR 2024 · On this week’s show we focus on the Gambia and hear from Ablie Jallow, who scored the Scorpions first-ever AFCON goal, at the 2021 edition. Jallow looks back at a disappointing time at the recent 2023 edition.   Plus a look at what lies ahead for the Gambia, with coach Tom Saintfiet having left.   Also we catch up on the international friendlies, as Egypt unveiled a new 90,000-seater stadium, and Stuart looks at the issue of overspending in the EPL, and the plans for a football regulator.
    29m 28s
  • 22 March - Ghana fallout from the African Games

    21 MAR 2024 · On this week’s show we go to Ghana and catch up on the African Games, which end this Sunday in Accra. We also look at the fallout of Ghana’s group-stage exit at the AFCON, which has seen Otto Addo returning as Black Stars coach.Plus Stuart on the FA Cup and on the longest-ever VAR review in the EPL.
    29m 27s
  • 15 March - Cameroon players suspended - Emmanuel Adebayor - CAF Champions League - FA Cup

    15 MAR 2024 · On this week’s show we go deeper into the story that the Cameroon Football Federation has suspended 62 players from the domestic league for double identification or age fraud. What are the causes, and what are the solutions? Also we take a look at life after football, as many top players have wasted their income. We hear from former Arsenal and Togo star Emmanuel Adebayor, who invested his money wisely, but admits that he made some mistakes. Also we take a look at the draw for the CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals, and Stuart looks ahead to this weekend’s English FA Cup quarter-finals.
    29m 17s
  • 8 March Morocco + Wydad Casablanca + Jose Peseiro + Utd future

    7 MAR 2024 · On this week’s show we go to Morocco and catch up on the mood there, with the national team suffering an early exit at the AFCON, and with Wydad Casablanca getting knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage last weekend. Also we ask whether Jose Peseiro should have continued as Nigeria coach, and Stuart looks at the future of Manchester United, with the recent developments at the club.
    29m 29s
  • 1 March - Olympics womens qualifiers - Amanda Diamini - Eden Hazard on Gael Kakuta

    29 FEB 2024 · On this week’s show we catch up on the qualifiers for the women’s football tournament at this year’s Paris Olympics, with Zambia denying Ghana a place in the final qualifying round in a thrilling tie. We hear from former South Africa women’s captain Amanda Dlamini on what it’s like to play at the Olympics. Also we take a look at interesting comments made by former Real Madrid star Eden Hazard, who named DR Congo playmaker Gael Kakuta as the best young talent he has ever played with.
    29m 30s
  • 23 Feb post-AFCON coach changes + Rachael Kundananji - FIFA academies and Africa

    22 FEB 2024 · On this week’s show we continue to look back at the 2023 AFCON as Emerse Fae has been appointed as Cote D’Ivoire coach on a permanent deal after leading the Elephants to the title. We ask how he is likely to get on, and we analyse Egypt’s decision to appoint their all-time top goalscorer Hossam Hassan as coach. Plus, with the qualifiers for the women’s football tournament at this year’s Paris Olympics continuing over the next few days, we hear from Zambia’s Racheal Kundananji, who recently became the world's most expensive female footballer ever. And as FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger says that Fifa will establish 75 football academies worldwide, we look at what this means for Africa.
    29m 24s
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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