Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week’s show we focus on the 2022 African Nations Championship , which begins this weekend in Algeria. Also we talk to exciting Ghana midfielder Kamaldeen Sulemana , who’s just 20 and played for the Black Stars in two games at the World Cup in Qatar. And Stuart looks ahead to the weekend’s EPL action, with the Manchester derby headlining.

On this week’s show we look ahead to the new year in African football, with lots to look forward to on the calendar. We hear from Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe, one of Africa’s most experienced referees, who has announced his retirement after a very difficult 2022. Stuart has a tribute to Pele, and we assess Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia.

On this week’s show we take a look back at 2022 in African football – the excitement of the World Cup, and the men’s and women’s Africa Cup of Nations. We hear from Southampton’s Nigerian forward Joe Aribo, and from Aston Villa’s Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba. Also Stuart looks at how the 2026 World Cup might work, with 48 teams.

On this week’s show we take a look back at the 2022 Fifa World Cup. As Morocco reached the semi-finals, is this a breakthrough that will see African teams doing well at future World Cups? We have the second part of our interview with Kaka, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 2002, and the 2007 World Player of the Year. And with the World Cup over, the EPL is back, and we look ahead to the upcoming g...

This week’s show is all about the 2022 Fifa World Cup again, with Morocco making history as the first African team to reach the semi-finals, but not able to go all the way. We take a look at the Atlas Lions’ amazing run in Qatar. We look back at some past World Cups and talk to 2002 winner Kaka of Brazil. And of course we look ahead to Sunday’s final.

This week’s show is all about the 2022 Fifa World Cup, with Morocco becoming the fourth African team to reach the quarter-finals. We go to Ghana and look at the fallout after the Black Stars’ group stage exit. And Stuart looks at the statistics of World Cup penalty shootouts.

This week’s show is all about the 2022 Fifa World Cup – African teams have put the miserable World Cup of 2018 behind them and hopes are high of a team reaching the quarter-finals at least, with Morocco topping their group and Senegal lining up a blockbuster against England on Sunday in the round of 16. Also we hear from France forward Olivier Giroud on his football and his faith.

This week’s show is all about the 2022 Fifa World Cup – no wins for Africa in the opening games, but draws for Morocco and Tunisia, and a fighting performance from Ghana. So will some the continent’s representatives make it past the group stage? We hear what it’s like in Qatar, with many negative stories having been reported. And we ask why there is so much stoppage time being added at the World C...

This week’s show is all about the 2022 Fifa World Cup, as we look at Africa’s chances – can the continent go further than the quarter-finals this time? Also we go to Morocco and assess the Atlas Lions squad.  Also we ask who is likely to take the trophy, and we find out about Qatar as a country. 

On this week’s show we look at Cameroon’s chances at the upcoming Fifa World Cup and we hear from fans in Yaounde. With the Caf Women’s Champions League ending on Sunday in Morocco, we assess the tournament, and lots on the EPL ahead of the upcoming break, as we ask if Liverpool have now turned the corner.

On this week’s show we assess Ghana’s chances at the upcoming Fifa World Cup. It’s their fourth appearance, having been quarter-finalists in 2010, and with a chaotic group-stage exit in 2014. We hear from Accra. Also, with the zonal qualifiers of the inaugural African Schools Football Championship underway, we find out about the competition and its aims. Lots on the EPL too, and we ask whether Fif...

On this week’s show we get ready for the second edition of the Caf Women’s Champions League, starting in Morocco on Sunday, with eight teams taking part. We hear from defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies of South Africa, and from Zambia’s Green Buffaloes. Also, a look at the Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup in India, where Nigeria got to the semi-finals and Tanzania made it to the last eight. A...

On this week’s show we look at the fifth Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, on in Mozambique, with seven teams taking part and Senegal the defending champions. We ask how relevant beach soccer is in Africa. Also we analyse the teams that have made it to group stage of the CAF Champions League, with Vipers of Uganda qualifying for the first time, knocking out five-time champions TP Mazembe of DR C...

On this week’s show we focus on the news that Zambia and Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football at the age of 24 because of a heart condition. We look at other players who have been affected by heart issues, including Nigeria’s Nwankwo Kanu. Also, we go to France, and speak to Zimbabwean midfielder Marshal Munetsi, who played well for Reims last weekend in a goalle...

On this week’s show we talk about the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations being taken away from Guinea, and we ask which countries can handle a 24-team tournament. Also we look at footballers’ unions in Africa, as only 11 countries on the continent have unions, which have helped many players. We look Arsenal’s title chances, and we find out more about new Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi.

On this week’s show we assess how the five African teams playing at the World Cup are shaping up as they played their final friendlies ahead of the tournament. Also we hear from Sierra Leone coach John Keister as they had a disappointing 4-0 loss to South Africa in a friendly match. We have listener’s views on whether Mohamed Salah can bounce back from a disappointing spell with Liverpool, and Stu...

On this week’s show we speak to Nigeria and Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi, on handling the pressure from fans, and the different roles he’s playing in at Everton. We take a look at the biggest transfers in Africa in the recent window, where South African club Mamelodi Sundowns spent nearly $3m on Chilean player Marcelo Allende. And we analyse the latest major incident of racism in European footbal...

On this week’s show we focus on football in Morocco, as the country has had huge success of late, with RS Berkhane winning an all-Moroccan CAF Super Cup last weekend. We look at the fan’s expectations for new national team coach Walid Regragui ahead of the World Cup, and we get an update on the Moroccan government’s huge football development programme. Also we zoom in on the Uefa Champions League...

On this week’s show we take a look at the teams that made it to the finals of the 2022 African Nations Championship – Nigeria missed out, while Madagascar qualified for the first time. We assess the controversy around Zambia women’s star Barbra Banda, who was excluded from the recent WAFCON after failing gender eligibility tests, but is playing at the ongoing Cosafa Women’s Championship in South A...

On this week’s show we talk about Morocco appointing the relatively inexperienced Walid Regragui as their coach ahead of the World Cup. We also look at Egyptian giants Al Ahly sacking Portuguese manager Ricardo Soares after just two months in the job.  And we have part two of our interview with Zambia’s Dancing Pastor – Pastor Peter Makembo, who leads the supporters in singing at international mat...

On this week’s show we talk about nicknames in African football, with Benin’s Squrrels set to change their name. Also we go to Zambia and meet the man known as the Dancing Pastor – Pastor Peter Makembo, and we hear his story of how he felt called by God to lead the country’s sports supporters’ group. Plus Stuart on the unpredictable start to the EPL season, as the surprises continued on Matchday 3...

On this week’s show we talk about the nominees for the 2022 Ballon D’Or, as there are four African players this time, compared to two last year for the men’s award, and as Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has become the first African player to be nominated for the women’s Ballon D’Or. We look at the great progress being made in women’s football in Africa, and we focus on what’s been happening in Botswana....

On this week’s show we take a look at the launch of the Africa Super League and assess how it’s shaping up. We talk about Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo’s decision to switch from France to Cameroon ahead of the World Cup. Also we speak to Nigeria defender Calvin Bassey, who moved last month from Rangers in Scotland to Ajax in the Netherlands. Bassey tells us about the disappointment of losing the...

This week’s show is all about the new EPL season, as we ask who the champions will be. We assess the significance of Liverpool’s win over Man City in the Community Shield, and look at the opening fixtures. Also we talk to Nottingham Forest’s new signing, the Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

On this week’s show we look back at the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, as South Africa won a first title, and Nigeria came only fourth. We ask whether this shows a shift of power in women’s football on the continent. Also we hear how South Africa brought in a mental skills coach for the tournament. And as Man City play Liverpool in the Community Shield on Saturday, we assess the two team’s pr...