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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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29:28

11 May: Will an African team ever win the World Cup?...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/05/11

On this week's show, as the 2018 World Cup is getting closer, we ask when will an African team win the World Cup. Will it ever happen? No African team has ever gone beyond the quarter-finals, so will one team go all the way one day? Also, as Yaya Toure leaves Manchester City, we ask where he might go next.

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29:29

04 May: Why hasn't African talent brought World Cup...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/05/04

On this week's show we talk about African talent, and ask why it hasn't brought the continent success at the World Cup. African players have been praised for their natural talent for many, many years, and we hear from a goalkeeper from Britain who played in South Africa for many years. He has just joined a Zimbabwean Premier League club. And also we finish Stuart's series on 25 years of the EPL. He looks at the celebrity status of players and also how the EPL has become less and less English. Plus

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29:30

27 Apr: PFA winner Mo Salah, Cameroon's Collins Fai &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/04/27

On this week's show we talk about the brilliant Mohamed Salah as he won the EPL PFA Players' Player of the Year award. We speak to Cameroon right-back Collins Fai. Fai takes us through last year with the Indomitable Lions, as they won the AFCON but then failed to qualify for this year's World Cup. And also we look at Arsene Wenger's decision to step down as Arsenal manager.

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20 Apr: Youth Football Tournament in Cameroon &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/04/20

On this week's show we talk about investing in youth football. Because of financial constraints, youth football is often overlooked in Africa, but we hear from Cameroon, where an international youth tournament for Central Africa was held recently. Also your thoughts on Barcelona's shock Champions League exit, and how much of a consolation is the EPL title for Manchester City, as they are also out of the Champions League. And we highlight the great contribution that Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha

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29:29

13 Apr: Women's AFCON qualifiers & former Super Eagle...

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2018/04/13

On this week's show we talk more about women's football, as Zambia, The Gambia and Zimbabwe were among the winners in the first round qualifiers for the 2108 AWCON. Also we speak to Femi Opabunmi, the youngest player ever to represent Nigeria at the World Cup. But he later lost much of his eyesight, and has had financial struggles and he even contemplated suicide. We hear Opabunmi's touching story. And we review a dramatic week in European football, as Barcelona exit the Champions League and

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29:27

06 Apr: 2018 Women's AFCON Qualifiers & 25 Years of...

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2018/04/05

On this week's show we zoom in on women's football – the first round qualifiers for the 2018 Women's AFCON are on at the moment, with 24 teams competing to be among the eight teams at the finals in Ghana. We hear from The Gambia, with the country taking part in the qualifiers for the first time.Also we ask what's gone wrong this season with Chelsea, the defending EPL champions. And in Stuart Weir's series marking 25 years of the EPL, he highlights the diminishing importance of fans at the

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29:21

30 Mar: AFCON 2019 Update & 25 Years of the English...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/03/30

On this week's show we catch up with Cameroon's preparations for the 2019 AFCON. There have been doubts over Cameroon's readiness to host the tournament, but we have a special report on the latest CAF inspection and hear from some of the stadium constructors.Also we look ahead to the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals, and in Stuart's series marking 25 years of the EPL, he highlights the staggering amounts that the league is getting from broadcast rights.

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29:19

23 Mar: Does the age of players matter in football? &...

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2018/03/23

On this week's show we talk about the factor of age in football. A research organisation has analysed the ages of teams in Europe and found that it's important for clubs to have half of their players under the age of 27. Africa is well-known for gifted young players with raw talent. So what's the right balance of young players and older players. We speak to a former Zimbabwe youth captain. And also we talk about the incredible goal-scoring exploits of Egypt's Mohamed Salah at Liverpool.

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16 Mar: 2019 AFCON controversy & Ivorian Serge Aurier

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2018/03/16

On this week's show we ask if Cameroon will be able to host the 2019 AFCON successfully. We have a special report from Cameroon, looking at the doubts over Cameroon's readiness to host the expanded 24-team tournament. There are internal problems at the Cameroon FA, and there's no national team coach at the moment. Morocco has pledged support for Cameroon, and many fans are pleased with this, while others are suspicious. Also we talk EPL and assess how Ivorian Serge Aurier is doing at Tottenham.

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29:30

09 Mar: Will VAR be used across Africa? & the Arsene...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/03/09

On this week's show we focus on the huge news in world football that the use of Video Assistant Referees has been officially approved by football's lawmakers. But will this have any impact on African football? Will it be used at tournaments like the AFCON, and is there any chance of the VAR being used in league matches across Africa?Also, views on the position of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and a look at other news from the EPL.

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02 Mar: Challenges for African Players in Bundesliga...

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2018/03/01

On this week's show we talk about African players in Germany. With Gabon's Pierre Emerick Aubameyang moving from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal and with Guinea's Naby Keita leaving RB Leipzig at the end of this season to join Liverpool, the African representation in the German Bundesliga is very low. We find out why. Also, Arsene Wenger's woes continue in England, and with the Uefa Champions League round of 16 at the half-way stage, Stuart gives his analysis.

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23 Feb: 2018 CAF Champions League & Does it pay to...

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2018/02/23

On this week's show we talk about the 2018 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, with the preliminary round games having been played and some big teams out already, while other found the competition was just too tough. Also we have your comments on whether it pays to fire your coach when the results are poor, and Stuart's been looking at the statistics on the January transfer window in Europe.

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29:29

16 Feb: Nigeria's Odion Ighalo & the Ayew brothers...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2018/02/16

On this week's show we talk about the 2018 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, with some surprise results on the opening weekend. And we catch up with Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo, who moved from Watford in the in EPL to China a year ago. Ighalo has opened an orphanage in Lagos. And Stuart reviews the latest round of EPL games, as there was a notable achievement for Ghanaian brothers Jordan and Andre Ayew.

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09 Feb: CAF Champions League & P-E Aubameyang's...

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2018/02/09

On this week's show we focus on the 2018 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, which begin this weekend, with clubs from all over Africa playing in preliminary round games. We hear from the coach of upcoming Zambian club Zanaco, who just missed out on a quarter-final place last year.We have lots of views on how Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will get on at Arsenal, as he scored on his debut. And Stuart reviews the latest round of EPL games, including the extraordinary contest between

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29:30

2 Feb: P-E Aubameyang moves to Arsenal & Ghana...

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2018/02/02

On this week's show we talk about Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as his move to Arsenal makes him Africa's most expensive player ever. We also talk about the US Major League Soccer and have an interview with Ghana international striker David Accam, who's at the Philadelphia Union, so how strong is the league there? Plus the latest on the EPL.

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29:28

26 Jan: Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie & African...

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2018/01/26

On this week's show we catch up on the latest at the African Nations Championship in Morocco, where the hosts and Nigeria are both looking good, along with Zambia. We have a great interview with Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie, who's played in Nigeria, France, England and, somewhat surprisingly spent most of last year playing in Indonesia. Also Stuart has a tribute to Cyrille Regis, a great pioneer for black players in England and across the world who died earlier this month.

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29:21

19 Jan: Zambia's Patson Daka & 2018 African Nations...

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2018/01/19

On this week's show we talk about the 2018 African Nations Championship. While Morocco are doing a good job as hosts, they are also in the running to stage the 2026 World Cup. We've been talking to a Moroccan journalist who feels that winning the World Cup bid is out of the question. Also we go back to the recent CAF awards, and speak to the winner of the African Young Player of the Year award, Patson Daka of Zambia. Daka feels that the Zambia national team is growing into a major force. Plus a look

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12 Jan: Cameroon Coach, Rigobert Song & Mo Salah, CAF...

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2018/01/12

On this week's show we focus on the 2018 African Nations Championship, the CHAN, which starts this weekend in Morocco. It's a wide-open tournament, and Cameroon are hoping to do well. We speak to their coach, Indomitable Lions legend Rigobert Song. Also we go back to last week's CAF awards, where Liverpool and Egypt's Mohamed Salah took the 2017 African Footballer of the Year title. Stuart has a profile of Salah.

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29:30

05 Jan: Nigeria's Daniel Amokachi & 2018 football...

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2018/01/05

On this week's show we look ahead to the football action in 2018, where the Fifa World Cup is the main attraction. We speak to Daniel Amokachi, who has played for Nigeria in two World Cups and coached the Super Eagles at two editions of the tournament. Amokachi is extremely optimistic about Africa's chances this time around. We look ahead to the knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League, we catch up on the latest in the EPL after a very busy couple of weeks. And Stuart profiles the EPL's only

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29:31

29 Dec: Review of 2017 - Gianni Infantino, Abdul...

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2017/12/29

On this week's show we look back at our highlights of 2017 on the show, with some of our best interviews. We spoke to many players and officials, among them FIFA president Gianni Infantino, 1978 African Footballer of the Year Abdul Razak of Ghana, and Nigeria's Odion Ighalo.

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