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Planet Sport Football Africa

Passion for Sport

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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29:30

10 July: George Weah - best African footballer ever?...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/07/09

On this week’s show we hear from Liberian President George Weah, the 1995 World Footballer of the Year, on whether he agrees with those who say that he is the best African player ever. Weah also talks about the hard work that he and other trailblazing African players did in Europe, opening the way for thousands to follow. Plus Stuart on Manchester City’s inconsistency.

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3 July: Big changes to the African football calendar,...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/07/03

We look at the changes to the African football calendar, with the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations moved to January 2022, and the African Nations Championship taking place in January 2021. And in women’s football, the CAF Women’s Champions League launches next year. Can it succeed? Plus, more on the EPL as Liverpool are crowned champions and the games come thick and fast …

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26 June: Liverpool legend Ian Rush on club's African...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/06/26

As Liverpool are crowned EPL champions, we speak to club legend Ian Rush, winner of five league titles with the Reds, and two European titles. Rush give his thoughts on the African players in the current Liverpool squad. And a CAF document recommends that for the game to resume in Africa, players should have regular Covid-19 tests, and that all teams should gather in one city until the end of the league. We ask how practical this is.

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29:31

19 June: Why have Cameroon not built on their Italia...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/06/19

In 30 years, no African team has bettered Cameroon’s quarter-final place at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Why has no-one done better – and why have Cameroon failed to build on their achievement? Ex-keeper and legend Joseph-Antoine Bell pulls no punches … plus Stuart Weir analyses the EPL’s return. Listen now at planetsport.tv/planetsportfootballafrica and give us YOUR views: comment below or on WhatsApp +44 7955 232 780

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12 June: The return of the EPL, Gambia’s John Bass,...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/06/12

On this week’s show we get ready for the resumption of the EPL – it’s just days away now, and Stuart looks at how the remaining games might go. Will there be some surprises with games played in empty stadiums? Also we have an interview with former Gambia national team defender John Bass, whose career was cut short due to a kidney problem. He tells us his story, and about how he’s now raising awareness of kidney disease in The Gambia. Plus, Raheem Sterling speaks out on racism and the Black Lives

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29:31

5 June: Nigeria's Leon Balogun on battling to play in...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/06/05

On this week’s show we have an interview with Nigeria defender Leon Balogun, he’s on loan at English Championship side Wigan Athletic from EPL club Brighton until the end of the season. He talks about the disappointment of failing to get a regular starting place with Brighton. Balogun also talks about racism in Germany, where he grew up, and on the same theme we look at the Black Lives Matter movement as footballers have spoken out about the death of George Floyd in the USA.

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29:28

29 May: George Weah on African football's future -...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/05/29

On this week’s show we look at the future of football in Africa, as an online conference was held to examine the direction that the African sports industry should take post Covid-19. We’ll hear from Liberia’s President George Weah, and from South African sports media consultant Gary Rathbone, who believes that clubs must have a stronger digital presence. We also look at a suggestion that some of Africa’s traditional sports could be commercialised. Our European football expert Stuart analyses the

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29:29

22 May: Britain's first £1m footballer and Bundesliga...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/05/22

On this week’s show we take a look at transfer fees – how they have risen steeply in the world’s big leagues over the last few years, and whether Covid-19 is going to end this transfer inflation. The biggest transfer deal for an African player is Nicholas Pepe last August, while 222m Euro move to PSG is the world record. But back in 1979 there was excitement when Trevor Francis became Britain's first £1 million player, we speak to him. Plus listeners’ thoughts on lessons that we are learning during

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29:28

15 May: Manchester United's Odion Ighalo &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/05/15

On this week’s show we talk about playing behind closed doors, as it’s one of the conditions for football to return. Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo scored for Man United in an empty stadium in a Europa League match just before football was stopped in Europe, he tells us about it. And the German Bundesliga is back this weekend – the first of Europe’s big leagues to return to action. Stuart highlights the African presence in the Bundesliga.

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08 May: Ghana U23 Captain Yaw Yeboah & When Will EPL...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/05/08

On this week’s show we ask if we’re likely to see any more continental competition in Africa this year, given the effects of coronavirus. Also, as the coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of people to think deeply, to think about what really matters in life, we speak to Yaw Yeboah, the Ghana captain at last year’s Under-23 AFCON in Egypt. He’s based in Spain and he tells us about how life is there. And Stuart looks at the issues that clubs must vote on ahead of a resumption of the EPL, and we ask

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29:30

01 May: Financial Aid for African NAs During Covid-19...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/05/01

On this week’s show we look at how the coronavirus situation is affecting football in Africa. There was good news for national associations as Fifa will give $500,000 of financial relief to all of their member associations for operational costs. But it’s tough for clubs, though Cameroon’s FA, say they will give clubs in the top divisions $2000 each – it’s not much, but they are trying.Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba’s aim of becoming the next Ivory Coast FA president took a knock in a preliminary

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29:30

24 Apr: Remembering 1993 Zambia air disaster &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/04/24

On this week’s show we remember the Zambia air disaster of 1993, when Zambia lost most of their national team players in a crash off the coast of Gabon. In 2012 Zambia were to go on to win the Nations Cup in Gabon. As mental health is an issue right now, we have an interview with Gambian Cherno Samba. When a dream move to Liverpool fell through, Samba battled with depression and he attempted suicide.And we have a very clever commentary from Sierra Leone to promote coronavirus awareness.

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29:29

17 Apr: Racism in Football This Season & Latest News...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/04/16

On this week’s show we talk about racism in football – while most of us are missing the excitement of football in Europe’s big leagues, it’s worth remembering that it’s been a bad season in terms of racism in European football, and we hear from former Liverpool and England striker Emile Heskey. Also Stuart continues looking at the African players who have done well so far this season in the EPL, and we go into the archive and relive a trip to the pyramids in Egypt during last year’s AFCON.

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10 Apr: Coronavirus & Football Update and Liberia...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/04/09

On this week’s show we ask when will action resume in the EPL, as fans around Africa are missing the games so much. Also, Stuart takes a look at the best African players in the EPL this season, and we go into our archive to a 2017 interview with Liberia legend James Debbah, who played alongside George Weah. Debbah talks about Liberia’s first qualification to the AFCON in 1996.

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03 Apr: Improving Stadiums in Africa & Revisiting...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/04/03

On this week’s show we talk about stadiums in Africa, and we hear from South Africa legend Mark Fish, who’s part of a Caf team that’s been inspecting stadiums in Africa ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. Fish says that better stadiums in Africa will produce better football. Plus, we go into our archive and go back to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, and visit the Copacabana Beach and the Christ the Redeemer statue. And Stuart looks at the large amount of errors made this season by

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27 Mar: Coronavirus impact on African clubs & Gambian...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/03/27

On this week’s show we look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting clubs in Africa, with the situation stretching the finances of many teams. Also we speak to Modou Lamin Marong, a Gambian player based in Sweden, he tells us how he’s managing to stay fit as a player in self-isolation.Stuart takes a look at the implications of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, and while we are all affected by the coronavirus situation in some way, we’re going to make sure that the show gives you plenty of

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29:30

20 Mar: Man United legend Dwight Yorke & Coronavirus...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/03/20

On this week’s show, Idah has been speaking to Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke – we’ll hear about winning the treble in 1999, his amazing partnership with Andy Cole, and his thoughts on African football.Plus a look at the impact of Coronavirus on football, with the African Nations Championship postponed, and we’ll hear from a Nigerian and a Gambian based in Europe. And as Euro 2020 is postponed because of Coronavirus, as well as Europe’s top leagues, we ask Stuart how the calendar will work as

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29:27

13 Mar: Tanzania's Dar Es Salaam derby & Liverpool...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/03/13

On this week’s show we catch up on the Caf Champions League, as there’s a possibility of an all-Egyptian or an all-Moroccan final. We take a trip to Tanzania and find out about one of Africa’s biggest derbies, the Dar Es Salaam derby between Yanga and Simba. And in Europe, we get Stuart’s thoughts on Liverpool’s early exit from the Champions League.

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29:29

06 Mar: Ghana’s #BringBackTheLove campaign &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/03/06

On this week’s show we go to Ghana and hear about the #BringBackTheLove campaign for the national team, as fans have been through frustrating times. Many of us do fall in and out of love with our national team, we hear what Ghana supporters make of this campaign. Plus, three defeats from four for Liverpool, how will the Reds cope in their crucial Champions League game against Atletico Madrid next Wednesday?

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28 Feb: Exclusive with Man United's Odion Ighalo &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2020/02/28

On this week’s show we have an exclusive interview with Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo, who has fulfilled his dream of playing for Manchester United, joining them on loan from China, and even taking a pay cut. We also hear how Ighalo lost his sister Mary, who died last December, and how he is dedicating his career to her. And we ask if Ighalo will be a success at Manchester United. Plus lots on the latest VAR controversy in the EPL.

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