African Five-a-side

The draw for the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League took place this Thursday so we reacted to the matchups that were drawn for the quarterfinals

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap the winter transfer window to examine which clubs best re-tooled ahead of the knockout stages of the CAF Interclub competitions, and we also recapped some major moves African footballers made in Europe. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com The Inheritance of Hope: https://africasacountry.com/...

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap this weekend's action at the Soweto derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. We also give our takeaways between Pyramids FC and Zamalek as well as RS Berkane and AS FAR. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Jacob Zuma’s enduring relevance: https://africasacountry.com/2025/01/jacob-zum...

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we go position by position and name who we thought were the best players of the CAF Champions League group stages. Let us know who you think we missed out on! This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap matchday 6 of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. Timestamps in the comments below! ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we preview matchday 6 of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. Timestamps in the comments below! ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap matchday 5 of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

TIMESTAMPS: 01:26 - Discussion on VAR in the CAF Champions League 06:54 - TP Mazembe vs Young Africans review 15:17 - Stade d'Abidjan vs Orlando Pirates review 21:14 - Mouloudia Algiers vs Al Hilal review 31:24 - Esperance vs Pyramids review 37:14 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Raja review Matchday 3 of the CAF Champions League has come and gone. Al Hilal and Esperance de Tunis continued to cruise the com...

TIMESTAMPS: 04:47 - Sagrada Esperança vs Esperance de Tunis review 09:15 - Orlando Pirates vs Al Ahly review 19:19 - Stade d'Abidjan vs CR Belouizdad review 24:20 - Mouloudia Algiers vs Young Africans review 27:12 - AS FAR vs Mamelodi Sundowns review 30:05 - Djoliba vs Pyramids FC preview 31:58 - Al Hilal vs TP Mazembe preview We snoozed through 7/8 matches of matchday 2 of the CAF Champions Leagu...

TIMESTAMPS: 02:09 - Can Niger keep up momentum? 11:44 - Emilio Nsue suspension 22:42 - Is the CAF CL getting boring? 27:53 - How can West African clubs compete in CAF CL? 36:05 - Should CAF introduce Nations League? This episode of the African football round-up, is a mailbag episode where we answer the questions that you send in! We answer questions about a possible CAF Nations League, West Africa...

TIMESTAMPS: 01:30 - TP Mazembe vs MC Algiers recap 07:37 - Young Africans vs Al Hilal recap 17:18 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Maniema Union recap 19:11 - CR Belouizdad vs Orlando Pirates recap 25:03 - Pyramids vs Sagrada Esperanca recap 27:59 - Esperance vs Djoliba In this episode of the African football round-up, we recap the first matchday of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. It was a round of matc...

TIMESTAMPS: 01:41 - TP Mazembe vs MC Algiers 09:59 - Young Africans vs Al Hilal 16:10 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Maniema Union 19:50 - Raja vs AS FAR 22:17 - Al Ahly vs Stade d'Abidan 25:52 - CR Belouizdad vs Orlando Pirates 31:05 - Pyramids vs Sagrada Esperanca 32:41 - Esperance vs Djoliba In this episode of the African football round-up, we preview the first matchday of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions L...

2025 Afcon qualifying is officially a wrap, so we took the time to power rank all 24 teams that have qualified for Morocco 2025 and we reflect on our thoughts on the teams from what we’ve seen over the last three months Africa Is A Country YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29aKwRSbAQKhcNc8DqyETg ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Thi...

TIMESTAMPS: 06:42 - Niger vs Sudan analysis 17:12 - Benin vs Nigeria analysis 26:40 - Angola vs Ghana analysis 32:58 - Uganda vs South Africa analysis 37:06 - Botswana vs Mauritania analysis 40:20 - Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea analysis In this episode of the African football round-up, we head to the film room to break down some of the matches we during matchday 5 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations...

TIMESTAMPS: 03:15 - Group A preview 11:18 - Group B preview 13:49 - Group C preview 16:41 - Group D preview 19:22 - Group E and F preview 20:43 - Group G preview 22:29 - Group H preview 24:22 - Group I preview 25:41 - Group J preview 26:58 - Group K preview 27:56 - Group L preview In this episode of the African football round-up, we preview the final two matchdays of 2025 Afcon qualifying. Some te...

In this reaction video we celebrate the life and legacy of Rachid Mekhloufi as it's been reported that he passed away in Paris at the age of 88 ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

TIMESTAMPS: 02:07 - Maher Mezahi on Paradou 17:12 - Lorenz Kohler on Stellenbosch 33:58 - Salim Masoud Said on Azam In this episode of the African football round-up, we take a look at three non mainstream African clubs: Paradou, Stellenbosch and Azam. Maher Mezahi breaks down Paradou while Lorenz Kohler and Salim Masoud Said analyse Stellenbosch and Azam. ----------------------- This podcast is br...

In this episode of the African football round-up, we analyse the 2024 CAF African player of the year longest and whittle it down to a few candidates that we think are deserving of the African player of the year award. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com This week's must-reads: The mine dumps of Silicon Valley: https://www.africasacountry.com/2024/10/t...

TIMESTAMPS: 02:12 - Ghana vs Sudan breakdown 15:57 - Reviewing Senegal's six points and previewing their big coaching decision 20:21 - Tunisia are rudderless 24:45 - Morocco are still flying 27:16 - Algeria are coming along nicely 28:44 - Egypt, Cameroon, DR Congo, Angola have qualified to the Afcon 33:08 - Sudan, Mali and South Africa make good progress but not through yet 37:15 - Match-ups to lo...

TIMESTAMPS: 01:40 - Senegal vs Malawi analysis 08:44 - Egypt vs Mauritania analysis 15:08 - Algeria vs Togo analysis 19:20 - Morocco vs Central African Republic analysis 24:32 - Tunisia vs Comoros analysis 29:57 - Ghana vs Sudan analysis In this episode of the African football round-up, we head to the film room to break down some of the matches we watched in matchday 3 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Na...

TIMESTAMPS: 01:05 - Which countries have never qualified for the Afcon? 04:10 - How teams have qualified for the Afcon over the last ten years 11:54 - Does CAR have what it takes? 16:24 - Raoul Savoy interview 34:32 - Abdul Musa interview In this episode of the African football round-up, we ask the question: what does it take to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations? To answer the question we look...

All across the continent, we had our eyes on the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup draw. We took the opportunity to give our first thoughts on how the groups are made up. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com

We're back with a mailbag episode of the African football round-up! We asked you, the listeners, for your questions on African football and you sent them in. In this episode, we talk about reforming the CAF Champions League, how smaller nations in Africa have improved, the Saudi-CAF partnership, as well as how Sudan's big clubs are playing in exile in Mauritania. ----------------------- This podca...

We are just about set for the group stages of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League group stages. Before the draw, we figured it would be the perfect time to speak about the teams that qualified and point out who are favourites, surprises and "question mark" teams were. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com This week's must-reads: From Naija to Abidjan: ht...

The international break has begun! Salim Masoud Said joins to speak about Emerse Fae and Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco and Regragui, and Tanzanian fans' no-show to support the Taifa Stars. Cameroonian journalist Giovanni Wanneh also joins to explain what is happening between the ministry of sport and the football federation in his country. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.af...