On The Whistle Podcast

Things get heated as the pod discusses the Nicolas Jackson and John Obi Mikel beef. Should Mikel be more supportive of an African brother or is Nicolas Jackson out of line? Host: Alasdair Howorth Guests: Courtney Freese, Francis Nkwain #chelsea #chelseafc #cfc #epl Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 - Intro...

Courtney and Tso chew the fat over the next season as Vilakazi makes a strong prediction for the PSL title. Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner) Guest: Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates all time top scorer) #amakhosi #bucaneers #oncealways #psl Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - Champio...

Coach Farouk Khan rejoins the podcast to preview the 24/25 PSL season as well as talk about his academy Stars of Africa. Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner) Guest: Farouk Khan (director of Stars of Africa Football Academy) #amakhosi #bucaneers #oncealways #psl Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 - Intro...

It’s preseason time and joining the pod to lift the lid on what it’s like for PSL players heading into the season is Orlando Pirates legend Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi. Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner) Guest: Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates all time top scorer) #amakhosi #bucaneers #oncealways #psl Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The...

Shots have been fired across the Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates divide in Soweto and the pod is here to dissect it. Plus we look at some of the comments surrounding Sundowns taking nine of SuperSport's U13 players. Host: Alasdair Howorth Guest: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner) #amakhosi #bucaneers #oncealways #psl Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Fa...

In this pod we take a deeper dive on Nigeria's and Zambia's chances at the Olympics and assess which of these African nations could make a deep run in the women's tournament. Host: Alasdair Howorth Guest: Firdose Moonda (OTW Women's Football Editor at Large) #paris2024 #olympics #nigeria #zambia Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Po...

Just a week after he left Kaizer Chiefs, Cavin Johnson joins the pod and opens up on what really happened at Chiefs and what went wrong at AmaKhosi Host: Zayn Nabbi Panel: Cavin Johnson (former Kaizer Chiefs manager), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner) #AmaKhosi #KaizerChiefs #PSL #dstvprem #Africa Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistl...

Coach Cavin Johnson talks about the respect he deserves for the work he did with Chiefs and before as well as the future prospects of Rhulani Mokwena and Pitso Mosimane Host: Zayn Nabbi  Panel: Cavin Johnson (former Kaizer Chiefs manager), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner) #AmaKhosi #KaizerChiefs #PSL #dstvprem #Africa Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us...

In this episode we discuss the reasons why Rhulani Mokwena and Sundowns went their separate ways, and lament the postponement of the Women's AFCON. Host: Zayn Nabbi Panel: Alasdair Howorth (OTW multi-platform reporter) and Firdose Moonda (OTW Women's Football Editor-at-large) #sundowns #masandawana #WAFCON #Africa Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook...

Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, N'Golo Kanté. It feels like it's the Africans who are showing up at the Euros and dominating. The gang takes a look at why that is and why it's so special that these players can celebrate their complex identities. Plus we look at the new AFCON/WAFCON schedules and chat through Francis' team of the season Host: Zayn Nabbi Panel: Francis Nkwain (Cameroon / African footba...

In this episode Alasdair Howorth picks his All African team, which has no place for FA Cup winner André Onana or Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen. Tune in to hear his team of the season. Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Alasdair Howorth #totalenergiescafcl | #Sundowns | #YallaYaAhly Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 -...

The boys are back around the braai reviewing the World Cup qualifiers looking at Cameroon's finding a new identify, South Africa continuing their AFCON momentum and Nigeria's slump in form. Also we look at the Africans set to shine at the Euros this European Summer!!! Host: Zayn Nabbi Panel: Courtney Freese (Former PSL Winner) and Francis Nkwain (Cameroon / African football expert) #WCQualifiers #...

Mandla Zwane rejoins the podcast to chat about his experience in India. Host: Courtney Freese Guests: Mandla Zwane (former ) #dstvprem #psl #ipl Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Winding up in India 07:34 - The football talent in a cricket country 13:00 - Reflecting on Clinton Larsen's brill...

They have done it again. Al Ahly are champions of Africa for a 4th year in the last five. The Red Devils earned a narrow 1-0 win over Esperance to claim a 12th Champions League title. Host: Alasdair Howorth Guests: Courtney Freese (former Champions League player) #cafcl #championsleague #alahly #esperance #cllubofthecentury Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us o...

One leg down, one to go. We are half way through the final of the CAF Champions League and it's still 0-0 between Esperance Tunis and Al Ahly. The pod also looks back at the madness in the Cairo International Stadium after Zamalek beat RS Berkane in the Confederation Cup final. Host: Alasdair Howorth Guests: Courtney Freese (former Champions League player) #cafcl #championsleague #alahly #esperanc...

This week the pod was joined by Namibia and AmaZulu's Riaan Hanamub who spoke to us about his faith, the brilliant AFCON for his country and his own footballing ambitions. Host: Alasdair Howorth Guests: Riaan Hanamub #namibia #HebeUsuthu #UsuthuTogether #dstvprem Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 - Intro 01...

Ethiopian football is often a mystical world that few from the outside have any insight to, but OTW is lifting the lid on this brilliant league. Friend of the pod Firew Asrat joins us to talk about how the league has recovered and survived during the Tigray conflict and how it has implemented financial fair play. Host: Alasdair Howorth Guests: Firew Asrat (chief medical officer EPL and scout) #eth...

Host: Zayn Nabbi Guests: Alasdair Howorth (African football journalist) #totalenergiescafcl | #Sundowns | #yallayaahly Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast Follow us on Twitter: @otw_podcast Like us on Facebook: On The Whistle Podcast Show Notes 00:00 - Intro 02:34 - What went wrong for Sundwons? 07:42 - Chaotic Esperance make the final 09:20 - Al Ahly get the job down... again 12:00 - Four Club World Cu...

Both CAF Champions League semi-final ties remain delicately poised after Esperance beat Sundowns 1-0 on home soil, while defending champions Al Ahly drew 0-0 on their visit to TP Mazemba. The North African giants might be the favorites to progress, but in this bitesize pod our panel is split on who will progress to the final. Host: Zayn Nabbi Guests: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis...

In this week's pod we preview the mouthwatering CAF Champions League semifinal clashes and ask if TP Mazembe, a club boasting loads of African pedigree, can pull off an upset win in Lubumbashi when the big dogs Al Ahly come into town. Also can Sundowns break their slump, or will Tunisian giants Espérance  prove too much on the road in Tunis? Host: Zayn Nabbi Guest: Courtney Freese (Former PSL...

Off we go to the final four, as Sundowns face off against Esperance and Al Ahly line up against TP Mazembe in the CAF Champions League semi finals. In this pod we bring you the major talkers out of the quarters that saw Sundowns scrape through, Al Ahly underlie their potential as title contenders...and a howler from the Petro de Luanda's goalkeeper Hugo Marques costing his team. Host: Zayn Nabbi G...

It's a big weekend of football on the continent this Friday and Saturday as the CAF Champions League second leg quarter finals take place. Al Ahly once again are shaping up to be tournament favorites, surprise, surprise! But their biggest threat to be kings of Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns, face a tricky game against Tanzanian-giants Young Africans, who have the ability to get a result on the road. Lo...

In this episode we catch up with South African goalkeeper Jethren Barr about how his footballing journey that's taken him to the Emerald Isle, and how he wants to be the person to provide Bafana Bafana skipper Ronwen Williams with "serious competition" in the national team.  Host: Courtney Freese  Guest: Jethren Barr (SA goalkeeper)  #WeAreDrogs | #OurTownOurClub  | #bafan...

After years in the wilderness the Ghana Black Queens are back to the top of African football, qualifying for the WAFCON and nearly knocking out Zambia in the Olympic qualifiers. The pod was joined by head coach Nora Häuptle to chat about her remarkable success with the team. Panel: Alasdair Howorth, Firdose Moonda, Nora Häuptle (Ghana women's national team head coach) Follow us on IG: @otw_podcast...

This last weekend had it all: The Cairo Derby, The Rwandan Derby, The Kampala Derby, The Mopani Derby, The Tunisian El Classico, The Battle of Zimbabwe and of course The Soweto Derby. The pod digests what was arguably the best derby we've seen in the 21st century and ponder how the two giants can close the gap to Sundowns. Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner), and Alasdair...