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On this week's show we catch up with the Women's World Cup as Cameroon are flying the flag for Africa in the knockout stage. We look back at the qualifiers for the 2017 AFCON which began last weekend, and we hear from the Gambia's new golden boy Modou Barrow on his decision to play for the Gambia and life at English club Swansea City, where he's played alongside Wifried Bony.

On this week's show we take a look at how the African teams are doing at the Fifa Women's World Cup and the Under-20 World Cup. We speak to Nigeria striker Ikechukwu Uche about how he bounced back from two career-threatening injuries, and about his faith. And with Ghana winger Christian Atsu moving on loan from Chelsea to newly-promoted EPL side Bournemouth, how will he do?

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 th...

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.

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.

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 iss...

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 owner...

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.

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...

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 fr...

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.

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.

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.

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 En...

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 achieve...

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 ea...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week we look ahead to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and hear from the coaches of two previous winner of the competition – South Africa and Zambia. We ask if Algeria can hold their nerve and win the tournament, and we speak to Zambia international Jacob Mulenga on how he has coped with the disappointment of long-term injury.

This week we focus on the issue of players changing nationality – as many national associations are on the lookout for players who are eligible to switch allegiance and play for them, we ask if it's fair, and if it's unpatriotic. And we take a look at Cameroon's chances at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

This week we look ahead to the new year in football, which includes the Africa Cup of Nations, the Women's World Cup, the Under-20 World Cup and the Under-17 World Cup. Also we look back at 2014 and hear from fans in Malawi on their highs and lows.