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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

04 August: The crazy transfer market & Expanded...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/08/04

On this week's show we talk about the transfer market and in particular the huge fees being paid for top players in Europe and we'll contrast that with the very low fees that are paid in most African countries. Can these high fees in Europe be sustained? We hear from fans in Kenya.Plus thoughts on the expanded Africa Cup of Nations, and, as two fans died in a stadium disaster in South Africa last weekend, we get reaction from Solomon in Johannesburg.

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29:30

28 July: Africa Cup Of Nations changes & Namibian...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/07/28

On this week's show we focus on the Africa Cup Of Nations. Major changes have been made, including the expansion of the tournament, which has brought 2019 hosts Cameroon's ability to stage the competition under further scrutiny. We hear from Cameroon on the state of preparations. And we find out about football in Namibia as the team is through to the final round of 2018 CHAN qualifying, despite having many challenges...

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29:29

21 July: Senegal stadium disaster & Kenya's Arnold...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/07/21

On this week's show we ask how safe our stadiums are in Africa. Last weekend eight people died after a wall collapsed at a stadium in Senegal, after police fired tear gas. It's the latest in a long line of tragedies and we ask whether it's safe to take our families to stadiums and if enough action is being taken. We hear from Ghana, the scene of Africa's worst-ever stadium disaster, and from South Africa, where 43 fans died in 2001.And we have part two of our interview with Kenya national team

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29:29

14 Jul: South Africa winger Kermit Erasmus & Kenya...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/07/13

On this week's show we talk a bit more about football in South Africa and hear from France-based winger Kermit Erasmus, who plays for Rennes in France. Erasmus tells us about the challenges of moving to Europe. Also we catch up on transfer news in Europe, and ask how Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho would fit in at Leicester. And we talk about Egypt's Mohamed Salah, who's moved from Roma in Italy to Liverpool for around $40m. And we have an interview with Kenya national team goalkeeper Arnold

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29:30

07 Jul: South Africa's Keagan Dolly & Ghana striker...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/07/07

On this week's show we talk to two young African players based in Europe – South Africa national team midfielder Keagan Dolly tells us about life at Montpelier in France, and says that he hopes that more South Africans can make it in Europe. Also we speak to Ghana hotshot Raphael Dwamena, who plays for FC Zurich in Switzerand. Dwamena recently made his debut for the Black Stars, scoring twice in a Nations Cup qualifier, but he wasn't expecting to get his chance so soon.

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29:30

30 June: Zimbabwe Captain Knowledge Musona &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/06/30

On this week's show we focus on African players in Belgium – a popular destination for Africans, many of whom hope to move on to bigger leagues. We speak to Zimbabwe national team captain Knowledge Musona, who plays for KV Oostende and is rated as one of the best strikers in Belgium. Also we discuss Cameroon's group-stage exit at the Fifa Confederations Cup.

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29:28

23 June: DR Congo winger, Paul-José M'Poku & Video...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/06/23

On this week's show we talk about the use of Video Assistant Referees at the Fifa Confederations Cup as the technology is being used for the first time at a major senior tournament. The VARs have ensured that correct decisions are being made, but they seem to be disturbing the flow of play. Also we talk about other proposed plans to improve the game of football, such as having 30-minute halves with the watch being stopped when the ball goes out of play. And we speak to DR Congo winger Paul-José

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29:25

16 June: Liberia legend James Debbah & Fifa...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/06/16

On this week's show we catch up with the opening games in qualifying for the 2019 AFCON. Liberia made a losing start, and we've been speaking to their coach James Debbah, a legend of the Lone Star. Debbah is Liberia's all-time top goalscorer and played alongside George Weah in the team's golden era. Also with the Fifa Confederations Cup beginning this weekend in Russia, with Cameroon representing Africa, we ask how significant this tournament is.

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29:30

9 June: Former Burkina Faso coach Paul Put & The U20...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/06/09

On this week's show we speak to Paul Put, the Belgian coach who took Burkina Faso to the final of the 2013 AFCON and is currently with USM Alger in Algeria's premier league, where he says things are not easy. We talk about Zambia's disappointing quarter-final exit at the Under-20 World Cup, and we have your comments on Arsene Wenger's decision to stay on as Arsenal manager. Finally Stuart highlights some of the disappointing African players in the recently-ended EPL.

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29:31

2 June: Nigeria striker Olarenwaju Kayode & top 10...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/06/02

On this week's show we speak to an African based in Austria, Nigeria's Olarenwaju Kayode, who plays for Austria Vienna, and finished as top scorer in the just ended season. Kayode tells us about the standard of football in Austria. Also we speak to Ghana international striker David Accam, who plays for Chicago Fire in the US Major League Soccer, and Stuart gives us his top 10 African players in the EPL this just-ended season.

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29:22

26 May: Isaac Success part 2 & Highlights of the EPL...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/05/26

On this week's show we look back at the just-ended EPL season with our analysis on the highs and lows, plus some fascinating statistics on where the title was won and lost, and which players made the difference for their clubs. Also we have the second part of our interview with Nigeria and Watford striker Isaac Success, who tells us how life in the EPL compares with life in Spain, where he played for Malaga.

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19 May: Watford & Nigeria striker Isaac Success & 9...

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2017/05/19

On this week's show we analyse the good news that it's now official that the FIFA World Cup will have nine African teams when the tournament expands from 32 teams to 48 from 2026 onwards. Will this increase the chances of Africa finally winning the World Cup? We have an interview with Nigeria and Watford striker Isaac Success, on his first season at the EPL club. And with Chelsea and Tottenham taking the top two places in the EPL, we reflect on their seasons.

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29:26

12 May: CAF Champions League & Is Fifa Doing Enough...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/05/12

On this week's show we focus on the 2017 CAF Champions League, with the group stage underway this weekend. We look at who might make it the quarter-finals. As the story of Ghanaian Sulley Muntari recieving racist abuse in Italy has dominated the headlines in African football, we ask if Fifa is doing enough to combat racism, and we hear from fans in Ghana. Also analysis on the EPL and we look at the story that the format for penalty shootouts might change.

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29:28

05 May: Wilfred Ndidi, Best African Player in EPL &...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/05/05

On this week's show we speak to Leicester City's Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi on his football and his faith. Ndidi, who's only 20, has had a great debut season with the Foxes. Ndidi tells us about the African players at Leicester and tells us who he thinks is the funniest. We have your thoughts on who's been the best African in the EPL this season, and we assess the race to become English champions, and we have a word on Sunderland, the first team to be relegated this season, with several

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29:28

28 Apr: Football in Central African Republic &...

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2017/04/28

On this week's show we find out about football in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's poorest nations, and a country recovering from war. Despite the challenges in the country, the CAR has come close to a first ever qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations and defender Franklin Anzite is dreaming of making it to the 2019 Nations Cup. And as Chelsea's N'golo Kante took the English PFA Player of the Year award, and Senegal's Sadio Mane was the only African in the team of the year, Stuart

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29:30

21 Apr: Alex Iwobi, CAF Confederation Cup & Didier...

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2017/04/21

On this week's show we talk to Nigeria and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi on the problems at the club. The Gunners have only three wins in nine league games, and chances of a top-four finish look slim. Has Iwobi heard anything about the future of manager Arsene Wenger? Surprises in the CAF Confederation Cup, as teams from Swaziland, Uganda and Gabon reach the expanded group stage – is this a sign that the new format will be a success? And as Ivory Coast and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba becomes the

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29:31

14 Apr: Flair in Football - Abdul Razak, Jay Jay...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/04/13

On this week's show we discuss the tension between flair and tactics in football. Flair is fine, but does it always bring results? We hear from three international players known for their amazing skills on the pitch, Ghana’s1978 African Footballer of the Year Abdul Razak, Nigeria’s Jay Jay Okocha and the 2007 Fifa World Footballer of the Year, the Brazilian midfielder, Kaka. And listeners share their reactions to Fifa’s proposal to increase the number of African teams in the World Cup from 5 to 9

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29:31

07 Apr: Cameroon coach Hugo Broos & 1978 African...

Planet Sport Football Africa ·

2017/04/07

On this week's show we hear from Cameroon coach Hugo Broos on the Indomitable Lions’ memorable win at AFCON 2017 and their plans for the Confederations Cup in Russia in June. 1978 African Footballer of the Year Abdul Razak recalls Ghana’s win at the 1978 Cup of Nations when he was crowned “Golden Boy” for his golden goal against Algeria and Stuart Weir continues his series on legends of African football in the English Premier League as he reviews the career of the Ivorian, Kolo Touré. And we

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29:27

31 Mar: New Dawn in Sierra Leone, Nigeria's John Ogu...

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2017/03/31

On this week's show we focus on positive developments in Sierra Leone, as better times could be ahead. Also we speak to Nigera midfielder John Ogu, who tells us how things are at his club in Israel. We look at the race for promotion to the EPL, with Newcastle United still on top of the Championship, and several African players in with a chance of going up. And in a fascinating piece of history, Stuart tells about South African player Albert Johanneson, the man seen as the very first of the African

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29:29

24 Mar: CAF Champions League Reaction, African...

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2017/03/24

On this week's show we focus on the CAF Champions League, with the 16 places in the expanded group stage having been decided. Only one West African team made it – why is that? Giants TP Mazembe were knocked out, we speak to fans of the club. Also your comments on the new CAF president Ahmad from Madagascar, and we go to the EPL, where managers at struggling clubs continue to be shown no mercy.

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