Best Cafcon Podcasts (2025)

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26 Dec - AFCON openers - can Morocco lift title - tournament changes - EPL latest 29:31

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This week we assess the early stages of the 2025 AFCON, with hosts Morocco making a winning start and good wins too for Senegal, Algeria and Tunisia. We also analyse the controversial decision to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every four years from 2028, rather than every two years. Plus Stuart on the EPL ahead of a busy period.…

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19 December - AFCON - top contenders - star players - EPL - will Salah play for Liverpool again 29:31

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This week we look ahead to the 2025 AFCON, starting in Morocco on Sunday. We go to Casablanca and find out about the expectations of fans of the host nation. We also pick out some of the teams that we think are top contenders for the title, and we highlight some of the star players to watch. And away from the AFCON we have Stuart on the EPL and whe…

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12 Dec 2025 AFCON - how many African teams will make World Cup knockout - Mo Salah 29:30

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This week we start looking ahead to the 2025 AFCON, and we ask what we can expect in Morocco – can they build on the success of the 2023 edition? We also look at the growing appeal of the tournament beyond Africa. We catch up on the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup – how many of the African teams can we expect to make it to the knockout stage? Plus…

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5 Dec - Cameroon coach sacked - CAF Champions League drama - Adebayo Adeleye - EPL latest 29:30

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This week we dig into the controversy in football in Cameroon, as Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto'o fired national team coach Marc Brys three weeks ahead of the AFCON. We also look at FIFA’s decision to allow clubs to hold on to their AFCON players up to a week before the start of the tournament. We catch up on the first two match…

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28 Nov Show #667 Moroccan joy - U17s show promise - Visit Rwanda sponsorship ends - schools football 29:24

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This week we look back at the CAF Women’s Champions League, as AS FAR of Morocco won a second title. We also assess the 48-team FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup, as the African teams put up a good showing. We look at the ins and outs of Arsenal ending their eight-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda. And we talk about schools football, as qualifier…

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21 Nov Show #666 African Player of the Year - Nigeria miss World Cup 2026 - CAF Womens Champions League - Pep in 1000 milestone 29:30

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This week we talk about Achraf Hakimi winning the African Footballer of the Year award, capping off an amazing year for the Moroccan star. We analyse the World Cup play-offs, as Nigeria miss out again and DR Congo make it to the inter-continental play-offs. We catch up on the Fifa U17 World Cup, and the CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt. Plus S…

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14 Nov - World Cup play-offs - Morocco U17 16-0 win - CAF Womens Champions League - FIFA club management training - Liverpool struggles 29:31

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This week we talk about the World Cup play-offs, as Nigeria play DR Congo on Sunday for a place in the inter-continental play-offs. We catch up on the Fifa U17 World Cup, where Morocco beat New Caledonia 16-0 in a group game, in a record-breaking scoreline. Also the latest on the CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt, with debutants ASEC Mimosas of…

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7 Nov CAF Champions League - FIFA U17 World Cup - Benjamin Fredrick 29:30

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This week we look ahead to the CAF Women’s Champions League, which starts on Saturday in Egypt, with some new names there and some more established ones too. We analyse the draw for the CAF Men’s Champions League, with reigning champions Pyramids of Egypt and Confederation Cup winners RS Berkane of Morocco in the same group. We catch up on the FIFA…

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31 Oct - CAF Champions League - key Morocco football academy - U17 World Cup - Iwobi reaches EPL milestone 29:30

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This week we catch up on the teams that have made the group stage of the CAF Champions League, as South Africa’s Orlando Pirates missed out. Also we go to Morocco and find out about the Mohammed VI Football Academy, a key factor in Morocco’s success in winning the Fifa Under-20 World Cup. We look ahead to the Fifa U-17 Men’s World Cup, which starts…

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24 Oct- Morocco U20 World Cup success - Hakimi heads African top player list - Frank Onyeka - Utd beat Reds 29:30

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This week we talk about Morocco’s success in winning the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Chile, becoming the second African team to win the trophy. Also, Achraf Hakimi heads the 10-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award. We look at the main contenders. We speak to Nigeria and Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka, on life in London and o…

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17 Oct Cape Verde make World Cup history - Morocco in U20 WC Final - EPL managerial changes 29:31

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This week we talk World Cup qualifying as the games concluded with Cape Verde claiming a historic maiden qualification, and with Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, South Africa and Ghana also making it in the last round of matches. We analyse the action and also take a look at the play-offs. Also, Morocco are through to the final of the Under-20 World Cup, an…

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10 Oct World Cup qualification - CAF profitability - apology to Osimhen 29:30

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This week we talk World Cup qualifying as Egypt and Algeria book their spots, while Ghana are almost there and Cape Verde’s possible maiden qualification will go down to the final day. Also, CAF has announced a return to profitability after several years of losses – we look at the details. And former England striker Gary Lineker has apologised to N…

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3 Oct - World Cup qualifying - 3 die in Morocco AFCON protests - Angola appoints Patrice Beaumelle - Liverpool wobble 29:27

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This week we talk World Cup qualifying as South Africa have been docked three points, leaving Group C wide open. With Morocco hosting the AFCON in December and co-hosting the World Cup in 2030, three people are reported to have died as hundreds of young protesters have taken to the streets across Morocco to protest against the cost of the tournamen…

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26 Sept Ballon DOr awards - Salah Dembele Hakimi - Luca Zidane - Tolu Arokodare 29:21

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This week we analyse the Ballon d’Or awards, as Mohamed Salah took fourth place behind Ousmane Dembele, and Achraf Hakimi was sixth – did they deserve higher rankings? Also, as Luca Zidane, the son of France legend Zinedine Zidane, has switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria, we ask whether Zinedine Zidane could have been the b…

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19 Sept - Serhou Guirassy - African legends on FIFA anti-racism panel - South African U17 Championship - Jose back at Benfica 29:31

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This week we talk about the scoring exploits of Borussia Dortmund’s Guinean forward Serhou Guirassy, who’s continued his outstanding form into this new season. Also we look at the new FIFA anti-racism panel, which includes African football legends George Weah, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Khalilou Fadiga and Mercy Akide – will it succeed in fi…

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12 Sept Africa and VAR - World Cup qualifiers as Nigeria struggle - UEFA Champions League and EPL 29:28

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This week we catch up on the drama of the latest World Cup qualifiers in Africa, as Cape Verde are a win away from qualifying, Cameroon and Nigeria are in trouble, and North African teams are impressing. Also we talk about VAR in Africa. Outside of North Africa, only Mauritania is using the technology. We look at the prospects for the continent. An…

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5 Sept - top African EPL transfers Wissa - Arokodare - Jackson - plus Zim coach Michael Nees 29:27

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This week we take a look at some of the big transfers made on deadline day – how will Yoane Wissa do at Newcastle, what about Wolves signing Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare, and we talk about Senegal and Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson joining Bayern Munich on loan. Also, with the latest rounds of World Cup qualifiers underway we hear from Zimbabwe …

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29 Aug - CHAN Final Morrocco v Madagascar - Sudan joy with Kwesi Appiah - EPL 29:29

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This week we’re at the CHAN again, the African Nations Championship in East Africa. It’s Morocco against Madagascar in the final this Saturday, as all three co-hosts went out at the quarter-final stage - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We look ahead to the final and assess the tournament. We also look at Sudan’s success story as they reached the semi-f…

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22 August - CHAN quarter final line-up - Dango Ouattara - EPL opener lessons 29:28

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This week we’re at the CHAN again, the African Nations Championship, with co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda all through to the quarter-finals, Uganda doing it in truly dramatic fashion. With the EPL underway we highlight a few of the potential African stars this season, and we take a look at Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara’s move from Bournem…

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15 August - Nigeria out at the CHAN - Wilfred Ndidi part 2 - Man Utd EPL preview 29:30

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This week we’re at the CHAN again, the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda co-hosting. We’re getting to the end of the group stage, with Tanzania the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, and Nigeria surprisingly the first team eliminated. Also we have the second part of our chat with Nigeria midfielde…

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8 Aug - Tanzania & Kenya do well in African Nations Championship - Wilfred Ndidi 29:30

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This week we’re at the CHAN again, the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda co-hosting. A great start for Tanzania and Kenya, but Uganda have to recover from a crushing defeat to Algeria in their opener. Also we speak to Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, on the Super Eagles struggles, and on the pain of relegat…

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1 August - Who will win the CHAN - Benin midfielder Junior Olaitan - Pep Guardiola - Brentford face tough challenge 29:29

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This week Ephraim Tagu sits in for Steve Vickers on the show, as we look ahead to the CHAN, the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship, running from Saturday up to the 30th of this month, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda co-hosting the tournament, which is for home-based players only. We go to Uganda and hear that the excitement levels are not th…

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25 July WAFCON final showdown - Rachel Ayegba - twin refs - Rashford to Barca 29:23

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This week we have lots more on the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with Nigeria playing Morocco in the final on Saturday. Former Nigeria goalkeeper Rachel Ayegba looks ahead to the final and gives us her reflections on the tournament. Also we hear about the refereeing twins from Rwanda at the tournament. And elsewhere, Stuart looks at Mar…

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18 July - Women’s African Cup of Nations week 2 - Desire Oparanozie - Chelsea Club World Cup win 29:31

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This week we have lots on the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco – Piers Edwards is there and he reflects on week two of the tournament. Also we speak to Nigeria legend Desire Oparanozie, who won the WAFCON four times and scored in three finals. And Stuart looks at Chelsea’s triumph in the Fifa Club World Cup, and what it means for them.…

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11 July WAFCON - Benjamin Fredrick - football and celebrity 29:30

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This week we have lots on the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco – Piers is there and he tells us about the stadiums and the atmosphere. Also we speak to Nigerian defender Benjamin Fredrick, one of the hottest young African players in England, who was named Brentford U21s Players’ Player of the Year last season. And Stuart takes a look at foo…

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4 July Womens Africa Cup of Nations - FIFA Club World Cup - Al Ahly - Sir Alec Ferguson 29:31

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This week we focus on the delayed 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, starting on Saturday in Morocco. South Africa are the defending champions, while Nigeria have a record nine titles. Piers is at the tournament and he looks ahead for us. Also we reflect on Africa’s showing at the Fifa Club World Cup, and we speak to Al Ahly chairman Khaled Mortag…

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27 June - Africa teams at the FIFA Club World Cup - Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso - EPL transfer news 29:30

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This week we asses Africa’s showing at the Fifa Club World Cup, with all four teams going out at the group stage. What lessons can be learnt, and did the teams perform well enough? We hear from Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso. Also we take a look at the transfers in the EPL, with Liverpool and Man City busy already.…

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20 June FIFA Club World Cup - Sundowns win opener - Yaw Yeboah - death of first black EPL ref 29:31

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This week we focus on the Fifa Club World Cup, with Mamelodi Sundowns making a winning start, but the other African teams finding it tough in the early stages of the tournament. We speak to Yaw Yeboah, the Ghanaian winger who’s at the Club World Cup with Los Angeles FC, in an interview from our archive during the 2020 lockdown. Yeboah talked about …

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13 June - FIFA Club World Cup - Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso - Senegal beat England 29:29

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This week we focusing on the expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday in the USA with 32 teams taking part, including four from Africa – Al Ahly, Mamelodi Sundowns, Esperance and Wydad Casablanca. We look at the innovations at the tournament, what it means for Africa, and the chances of the African teams, and we hear from Sundowns …

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6 June Pyramids reach Africa summit - Achraf Hakimi - UEFA Champions League final - Angola coach Pedro Goncalves 29:30

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This week we look back at the Caf Champions League, with Pyramids of Egypt the champions of Africa for the first time. We also talk about the Uefa Champions League final and ask whether PSG's Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakmi is the leading contender for the African Footballer of the Year award. And Stuart looks back and analyses the competition. Al…

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30 May CAF Champions League - Confederation Cup - Somalia international football bid 29:31

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This week we look ahead to the second leg of the CAF Champions League final, with Pyramids of Egypt holding the advantage. We also talk about RS Berkane of Morocco, the CAF Confederation Cup champions for a third time in six seasons. We focus on football in Somalia, as legends Samuel Eto’o, Jay-Jay Okocha and Emmanuel Adebayor were in Mogadishu thi…

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23 May CAF Champions League Final - Emmanuel Kunde - top Africans in the EPL - Europa League final implications 29:26

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This week we look ahead to the Caf Champions League final, with Mamelodi Sundowns hosting Pyramids in the first leg this Saturday. We pay tribute to the late Emmanuel Kunde, a key player in the 1990 Cameroon side that became the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Also we pick out a few of the top Africans in the EPL this seas…

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16 May Best African players in Europe - new CAF vice-presidents - controversial choice - EPL race for Europe 29:31

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This week we continue to look at some of the most outstanding African players this season in Europe, outside of the EPL. We assess the reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, who stayed with Atalanta in Italy. Also in Italy, Cameroon’s Frank Zambo Anguissa has been a key player with Napoli, we talk about him. And we highlight goal…

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9 May U20 Africa Cup of Nations - Osimhen - Hakimi - Guirassy - Trent Alexander-Arnold - Jamie Vardy 29:30

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This week we catch up on the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with the top four teams qualifying for the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile. And with the European season coming to a close, we highlight a few of the top African players around Europe – we assess how Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen has done at Galatasaray, we talk about Morocco’s A…

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2 May Show #637 - Nigeria Martins Chineme court case - CAF Champions League showdown - Liverpool EPL title 29:14

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This week we focus on the long-running court case following the death on the pitch of Martins Chineme in Nigeria. A court case found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of Chineme, who had heart issues, and global players' union Fifpro says it’s a landmark ruling. Also we look back at the drama of last weekend’s CAF Cham…

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25 April - Arsenal Africa Fan Festival - CAF African Schools Football Championship - race for UEFA Champions League places 29:31

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This week we have a special report from the Arsenal Africa Fan Festival in Kigali, Rwanda, as Gunners fans from around the continent got together. We take a look at the CAF African Schools Football Championship 2025, taking place in Ghana. And with Liverpool likely to be crowned EPL champions this weekend, we look at the race for the Champions Leag…

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18 April - Onana and his Utd future - U17 AFCON and World Cup - UEFA Champions League semis 29:30

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This week we go in-depth on Andre Onana and Manchester United, with the Cameroon goalkeeper making errors for United and getting dropped, only to be brought back for Thursday’s game against Lyon, with coach Reuben Amorim defending him. We assess Onana’s performance over the past two seasons at United, and his future prospects. Also we catch up on t…

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11 April - CAF Champions League - Confederation Cup - Onana row - Antonio Rudiger - UEFA Champions League - De Bruyne to leave City 29:28

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This week we catch up on the CAF Champions League, with two South Africa v Egypt semi-finals. And in the CAF Confederation Cup a stunning result for Stellenbosch of South Africa, knocking out holders Zamalek in the quarter-finals, while Simba of Tanzania turned things around against Al Masry to make it through. There's a row involving Cameroon keep…

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4 April U17 AFCON - Atlas Lions progress - Pyramids soar in CAF Champions League - Reds walk on 29:25

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This week we go to Morocco and hear about the Under-17 AFCON being hosted there. We also hear how the Atlas Lions are doing ahead of the senior AFCON in Morocco in December. Also we take a look at the first legs of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals, with Pyramids of Egypt the biggest winners. And lots on the EPL, as Liverpool continue their m…

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28 March - World Cup qualifier drama - Nigeria coach Eric Chelle - FA Cup quarter finals - Africans excelling in Europe 29:28

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This week we catch up on the World Cup qualifiers for Africa, with Nigeria in trouble after being held to a draw by Zimbabwe, with Ghana on track with back-to-back wins, and with Algeria, Egypt and Morocco are all looking good at this stage. We hear from Nigeria coach Eric Chelle. Also we look ahead to this weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals, and Stua…

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21 March World Cup qualifiers - African Club Association - scouting African players - Newcastle joy 29:04

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This week we catch up on the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Africa, the latest games are on up until Tuesday, with so much to play for. And we find out about the African Club Association – launched in 2023 to support club football, but how does it work, and what are the priorities? Also we take a look at scouting – what are scouts and football agent…

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14 March - Motsepe re-elected at CAF - FIFA elections - Emilio Nsue returns after ban - Utd plan 100k seater stadium 29:30

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This week we talk about CAF president Patrice Motsepe, who’s been re-elected unopposed for a second term, as we look at how he has steadied the ship on the continent. Also the Fifa Council elections took place at the CAF General Assembly, with a few surprise winners and losers. And we explain how Equatorial Guinea's record goalscorer Emilio Nsue ha…

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7 March Cisse to lead Libya - Akpom awaits Super Eagles call after change - FA Cup holders Utd exit 29:25

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This week we focus on football in Libya, as Senegal’s Aliou Cissé has been appointed Libya national team coach, with a contract that will make him the second-highest-paid coach in African football, and with a glittering new stadium opened in Benghazi. Will Libya be rewarded with success? Also we talk about the issue of players switching internation…

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28 Feb - Pundits AFCON comments cause uproar - ruling on Western Sahara - Liverpool increase EPL lead in title race 29:21

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This week we talk about the controversy sparked by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, as he suggested that the AFCON is not considered a "major tournament", as he was discussing Mohamed Salah’s chances of winning the Ballon d'Or. Was he disrespecting the tournament, or is there any truth in what he said? Also we’re talking sport and politics, as th…

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21 Feb - Africans in the EPL - UEFA Champions League - Victor Ikpeba 29:31

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This week we zoom in on Africans in the English Premier League, with Egypt’s Omar Marmoush, Burkina Faso’s Dango Ouattara and Beto, from Guinea-Bissau, all shining of late. We also talk about the Uefa Champions League, with Real Madrid knocking Man City out, and we talk to the 1997 African Footballer of the Year – Victor Ikpeba of Nigeria. Ikpeba p…

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14 Feb - Andre Ayew - Abedi Pele - Merseyside derby drama - City on the slide 29:25

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This week we talk to Ghana great Andre “Dede” Ayew, who’s now 35 and the Black Stars’ most-capped player. Dede tell us about his longevity in his career. Also we go down memory lane and talk about Ayew’s legendary father Abedi Pele, three-time African Footballer of the Year in the 1990s. Plus Stuart on the dramatic Merseyside derby.…

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7 Feb Victor Osimhen new targets - Zim player joins Wolves - Mamelodi Sundowns top spending - AFCON draw 29:31

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This week we to Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, who was linked to Arsenal and Chelsea ahead of this season, but ended up at Galatasaray in Turkey. Osimhen tells us about his targets for the Super Eagles under new coach Eric Chelle. We have lots on the just-ended transfer window, with Zimbabwean Marshal Munetsi joining Wolves. Also we look at transfer spe…

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31 Jan AFCON 25 draw - Burundi football - Youssouf Ndayishimiye - EPL latest 29:31

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This week we analyse the draw for the 2025 AFCON, with Cameroon v Cote d’Ivoire among the appetising match-ups in the group stage, and with three Southern African teams in Group B – South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe, along with seven-time champions Egypt. Also we talk about football in Burundi, as we hear from Burundi international Youssouf Ndayish…

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24 January CAF Champions League - Orlando Pirates - Ahmed Hassan - Emmanuel Sabbi - UEFA Champions League - EPL - Haaland new deal 29:31

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This week we catch up on the CAF Champions League, with South Africa’s Orlando Pirates impressing in the group stage, while TP Mazembe, Yanga and Raja Casablanca all missed out on the quarter-finals. Also we speak to two France-based players turning out for Le Havre, Egypt international striker Ahmed Hassan, who’s hoping for a place in the Pharaohs…

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17 Jan - African Nations Champs delay - local or foreign coaches for national sides - Emerse Fae - EPL title race 29:31

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This week we talk about the surprise decision to delay the 2024 African Nations Championship to August, just 18 days before it was due to kick off in East Africa. Also we dig into one of the longest-running debates in African football – whether national teams are better off with local coaches or foreign coaches. While local coaches like Walid Regra…