Planet Sport Football Africa

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 270:16:11
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Synopsis

The show where we look at African football both what's happening around the continent and what African players are doing overseas.

Episodes

  • 05 Jun: FIFA Scandal & Women's World Cup

    04/06/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we take a look at the fall-out from the Fifa scandal that has seen Fifa president Sepp Blatter deciding to step down. Where does this leave world football, and will it lead to a clean up of football in African countries where fans have concerns about how things are being run?Also, a look at the Fifa Women's World Cup which begins on Saturday, and we give our predictions for the final of Saturday's Uefa Champions League.

  • 29 May: EPL Review & Best African Player

    29/05/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we take a look back at the just-ended English Premier League season, we ask what the future holds for Ivory Coast greats Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure. We ask who was the best African player this season, and also we talk about the French Ligue 1 player of the year, Andre Dede Ayew.

  • 22 May: FIFA's Fight Against Racism

    21/05/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we take a look at the latest in Fifa's fight against racism and discrimination. Many top African players have received racial abuse while playing in Europe, and we hear from Ivory Coast great Yaya Toure. We look at how football can be used to combat racism and discrimination and find out about Fifa's new anti-discrimination monitoring system.

  • 15 May: Odion Ighalo & Adebayor

    15/05/2015 Duration: 15min

    On this week's show we focus on English club Watford – newly-promoted to the EPL, with Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo helping them to promotion with 20 goals. We speak to Ighalo and also hear what the fans think about him.And we a look at the Emmanuel Adebayor saga, with out-of-form Adebayor revealing the personal and family issues that he has been struggling with, we look at how off-the-field issues affect a player's performance on the pitch.

  • 08 May: Best Way to Run An African Club?

    07/05/2015 Duration: 15min

    On this week's show we ask what the best way to run a football club in Africa. Is it best to have a rich single owner, who might interfere too much on the technical side, is it best to be run by a company, by individuals who can find sponsorship, or by the police or army? We compare the situation in Africa, where many clubs are struggling financially, with Europe, where clubs with super-rich owners like Roman Abramovich are having most success.

  • 01 May: Enyeama, Keshi and EPL

    30/04/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we speak to Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama on his historic achievement of reaching 100 international caps and Enyeama addresses rumours that he might be moving to Liverpool. Also, we focus more on Nigeria's national team, with Stephen Keshi back again as national team coach. And there are no Africans in the EPL team of the year.

  • 24 Apr: Xenophobia in SA & Brown Ideye

    23/04/2015 Duration: 15min

    On this week's show we have an exclusive interview with West Bromwich Albion's Nigerian striker Brown Ideye. Ideye joined West Brom for a club record fee, but struggled to find target for months before scoring four goals in six days. We consider how Didier Drogba is turning back the years at Chelsea and look at how football is being used to fight against the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. And we ask do you think Chelsea have now wrapped up the Premier League title with six matches still to play?

  • 17 Apr: CAF Champions League

    16/04/2015 Duration: 14min

    SHOULD THE CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BE EXPANDED TO 16 TEAMS?On this week's show we take a look at the CAF Champions League and ask if the competition should be expanded to have 16 teams in the group stage rather than 8. Giants like Coton Sport, Asante Kotoko, Enyimba and Kano Pillars are already out, while second round ties include Raja Casablanca against defending champions Entente Setif. We hear from Gambian club Real de Banjul on how tough their campaign was. Is it time to expand the competition to give more teams a chance, or is it ok as it is?

  • 10 Apr: Odion Ighalo & Gabon 2017

    10/04/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we hear from the current top-scoring African in England – Nigeria's Odion Ighalo, who has 19 goals for Watford in the Championship. Also we ask if Gabon will be good hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, and if Africa is wise to offer overwhelming support for Sepp Blatter in the elections for Fifa president next month.

  • 03 Apr: Best African Player in EPL?

    02/04/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we ask who has been the best African player in the EPL so far this season. With Yaya Toure not at his best, who is really shining? We hear from fans in Kenya and give our own analysis on an issue where there are plenty of different opinions.

  • 27 Mar: Football Development in Africa

    26/03/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we speak to Fifa’s Head of Development on football development in Liberia, The Gambia and Zimbabwe. With Nigeria winning the African U20 championship again, we ask when will Nigeria's success at youth level be converted to success at senior level. And we catch up on how the African stars are doing in the EPL, as Wilfried Bony gets his first goal for Manchester City.

  • 20 Mar: Liberia's Footballing Struggles

    19/03/2015 Duration: 15min

    On this week's show we take a look at the struggles of smaller footballing nations in Africa and we speak to Alphonso Armah from the Liberia Football Association. Fifa gives an annual development grant of $250,000 to each one of its member nations, and Armah strongly believes that it doesn't make sense. He argues that more money should go to the developing football nations, while countries like England don't need the money at all.

  • 13 Mar: Ebola Impact in Liberia

    12/03/2015 Duration: 14min

    On this week's show we have an interview with the secretary-general of the Liberia Football Association on how the Ebola outbreak has affected football in that country. Liberia's national team and their clubs involved in continental competitions have been burdened with huge expenses as they have had to play home matches in other countries.Also we take a look at Didier Drogba's amazing Cup achievements with Chelsea.

  • 06 Mar: Footballers Who Help Others

    06/03/2015 Duration: 15min

    On this week's show we have an interview with US-based Gambian Abdoulie Mansally, who recently went on a trip to his home village where he gave football boots and bags of rice to people in the community, as part of the work of his foundation. Many other players with good contracts do support noble causes, but do players do enough to give back to others, given the huge salaries that some of them earn?

  • 27 Feb: Sani Emmanuel & Wilfried Bony

    27/02/2015 Duration: 15min

    This week we hear more from Nigeria forward Sani Emmanuel, the player of the tournament at the Fifa U-17 World Cup in 2009 and we look at the common situation where players who are injured on national duty are not assisted by their federations. And we ask what we can expect from Wilfried Bony at Manchester City after two appearances as a substitute.

  • 20 Feb: CAF Africa U-17 Championship

    20/02/2015 Duration: 14min

    This week we speak to Nigeria forward Sani Emmanuel, the player of the tournament at the Fifa U-17 World Cup in 2009. A promising start to his career was derailed by injury, and Emmanuel tells us about his hopes. We ask why it is that some greatly-gifted young players don't fulfil their talent at senior level, and we hear from England's Michael Owen.

  • 13 Feb: AFCON Review & Champions League

    13/02/2015 Duration: 15min

    This week we look back at the AFCON, with Ivory Coast winning a good tournament. We speak to fans in the Gambia, who were excited to see their referee Bakary Papa Gassama officiate the final. And we look forward to the first legs of the round of 16 in the Uefa Champions League, with lots of Africans likely to be involved.

  • 06 Feb: AFCON, Pressure & Transfers

    06/02/2015 Duration: 15min

    This week we look back at the controversial AFCON semi-final between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana, and we look ahead to Sunday's final between Ivory Coast and Ghana. Cameroon midfielder Eyong Enoh tells us about handling pressure, and we take a look at the big transfers involving African players in the January transfer window, among them Wilfried Bony's move to Manchester City.

  • 30 Jan: AFCON - Is Drawing Lots Fair?

    29/01/2015 Duration: 15min

    This week's show is all about the Africa Cup of Nations as we analyse the competition so far. We ask if it was fair that Guinea and Mali had to be separated by the drawing of lots and we ask how clubs in England are doing without their African stars? And we hear from Ivory Coast on the progress of the Elephants.

  • 23 Jan: AFCON & Changing Nationality

    23/01/2015 Duration: 14min

    This week we take a look at how the 2015 AFCON is shaping up in Equatorial Guinea, with five of the opening games ending in 1-1 draws. Also we find out more about players changing nationality and discover that Equatorial Guinea is the most prolific country in Africa as far as this is concerned.

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