Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week's show we talk a bit about the offside rule – the aspect of football that seems to cause more controversy than any other. What exactly is the latest interpretation of the law, how does it affect the game. We speak to former EPL referee Bob Hamer. Also a look at the Africans doing well in the EPL, with Andre Ayew on target again for Swansea and Yaya Toure powering Man City to the top o...

On this week's show we catch up with the latest in the CAF Champions League as defending champions Entente Setif of Algeria are struggling in Group B. It was an exciting opening weekend in the EPL as ten of the 30 goals were scored by African players, with Ghana captain Andre Ayew scoring on his debut for Swansea City.

On this week's show we continue to look ahead to the upcoming English Premier League season, as Arsenal beat Chelsea in FA Community Shield, will the Blues be able to defend their title? We look at more of the African signings and ask what newly-promoted Bournemouth will get from Ivory Coast winger Max Gradel. And we hear the views of fans in Zimbabwe.

On this week's show we take a look-ahead to the upcoming English Premier League season, as Chelsea play Arsenal in the Community Shield this Sunday. Which African players will do well this season, will the Ayew brothers' arrival to the EPL raise the profile of Ghana in the world's most popular league, and who is going to win the Premier League title? We talk to fans in Kenya.

On this week's show we find out about the role of player scouts looking for talent in Africa – what they do and what qualities they are looking for. We speak to a player scout from Sweden. We find out why many of those who do make it find themselves in countries like Belgium or Russia rather than England or Spain.

On this week's show we catch up with the latest in Nigerian football, with Sunday Oliseh appointed the new Super Eagles coach. Also we speak to Nigeria attacking midfielder Kalu Uche on his faith and on his relationship with his brother, fellow Super Eagle Ike Uche. And we catch up with the transfer news in Europe, as Aston Villa sign Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye and DR Congo's Youssef Mulumbu...

On this week's show we catch up with what's happening in the CAF Champions League. There is huge North African dominance this year, with seven teams from North Africa, and none from West Africa. Also we look at Demba Ba's ever-changing career – from Chelsea to Turkey and now to China, and talk about Samuel Eto'o's move to Turkey.

On this week's show we ask whether foreign coaches are better than local coaches when it comes to being in charge of national teams in Africa. Caf instructor Ulrich Mathiot, who is coach of the Seychelles, tells us African coaches can be as good as foreign coaches if they have the chance to gain experience.

On this week's show we ask if it's true to say that there are no small teams in African football these days, or does the gap between the big teams and the small teams still exist? The likes of Nigeria, Cameroon and Egypt are no longer the dominant powerhouses that they were 20 years ago, and we've seen Cape Verde progress into the top-10 ranked African teams. But what about the really small teams,...

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...