Planet Sport Football Africa

This week we talk about Nigeria's Ademola Lookman, winner of the 2024 African Footballer of the Year award.Also we have an interview with Benin coach Gernot Rohr, the German who coached Nigeria from 2016 to 2021, and who has qualified Benin for the 2025 AFCON.And we have Stuart on Ahmad Diallo’s journey to success at Manchester United.

This week we talk about Morocco being confirmed as co-hosts of the 2030 Fifa World Cup.We analyse the draw for the Fifa Club World Cup, with some big games for the four African teams to look forward to.We catch up on the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, and Stuart explains the significance of sporting director Dan Ashworth leaving Manchester United.

This week we talk about the stadium tragedy in Guinea, with at least 56 people killed in a crush at a match.We look ahead to Matchday 2 of the CAF Champions League, and with Mohamed Salah having one of his best seasons ever with Liverpool, we look at his future at the club beyond this season, with no new contract for the Egyptian as yet.Also we speak to one of Nigeria's most experienced players in European football Anthony Ujah, now based in Bulgaria. Ujah gives us insights into the various pressures that players face.Plus Stuart on the EPL title race.

This week we focus on the Caf Champions League, as the group stage got underway on Tuesday with an easy win for record 12-time champions Al Ahly of Egypt.Also we speak to Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong, on life at Saudi club Al-Kholood his Troost-Ekong foundation in Nigeria, and the tough road ahead for the Super Eagles in 2026 World Cup qualifying.Also Stuart looks at possible reasons for Man City’s crisis.

This week we catch up on the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, as Ghana and Guinea failed to make it, Botswana qualified for only the second time, Tunisia progressed but with a stuttering campaign, and Morocco did it in style.Also we have an interview with Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka, who’s on loan from Brentford to German side Augsburg. He tells us about life in the Bundesliga.And Stuart tells us about huge attendances in the English Championship.

This week we talk about the decisive few days in African football as the last two rounds of qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON are on.Senegal have already qualified, and we speak to their football federation president Augustin Senghor on the decision to part ways with the team’s most successful coach, Aliou Cisse.Also we talk about Amad Diallo’s great recent form with Manchester United, and whether the Ivorian can secure a place in the United starting line-up.And we have Stuart on Man City’s slump in form.

This week we talk about the Caf Women’s Champions League, which starts on Saturday in Morocco, with increased prize money.We look at the career of African football legend Emmanuel Adebayor, who recently had a testimonial in Togo to mark the end of his career. And Adebayor tells us about his faith - how he sleeps with his Bible under his pillow, and how he was unable to walk until he was 5, and how a visit to a church in Ghana led to him starting to walk, fittingly at the sight of a football.Also Stuart on the new Manchester United coach Reuben Amorim – is everything now in place, or are there still issues of concern at the club?

This week we zoom in on the Ballon d’Or ceremony, as Rodri took the men's award ahead of Vini Junior, amid allegations of racism.We also look at the nominees for the CAF Awards, with Victor Boniface, Mohamed Salah and Mohammed Kudus all missing out.Also, CAF president Patrice Motsepe says he is looking to secure a second term, and Stuart on Manchester United’s future following the sacking of Erik Ten Hag.

This week we talk Beach Soccer, with Senegal playing Mauritania in the final of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Saturday.We find out more about the game and hear from Nigerian Abu Azeez, an African legend of beach soccer. Also we have a look at the Caf Congress, with positive financial developments reported, and lots on the Uefa Champions League, as plenty of African players impressed this week.

This week we look at the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, with Nigeria pulling out of their game in Libya in controversial circumstances, and with Ghana in serious trouble and looking unlikely to qualify.Also we look ahead to the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, and Stuart analyses Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England manager.

This week we look at the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, with teams in back-to-back qualifiers in the space of a few days, and a lot at stake.We also talk about the Egyptian who’s outscoring Harry Kane in Germany – Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, and we analyse the Ballon D'Or nominees, with Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman the only African player on the 30-man shortlist.And Stuart assesses the situation at Manchester United, as the poor results continue.

This week we analyse the surprise decision by the Senegal Football Federation to part ways with national team coach Aliou Cisse, after a long and successful time in charge.We also look at the Fifa ban for Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o, which bars him from attending any Cameroon international matches for six months.We speak to Ivorian defender Cedric Kipré, who moved to Reims in France as he hopes to make it to the Cote D’Ivoire national team.And lots on the Uefa Champions League, as Mohamed Salah becomes the highest-scoring African player in Champions League history.

This week we catch up on the teams that made it through to the group stage of this season’s CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, with some tough qualifying ties and lots of big teams making it through.We speak to Ivory Coast defender Emmanuel Agbadou, was named as captain of French club Stade de Reims at the start of the season. We talk about some of the other Africans who have captained teams in Europe's top five leagues.And lots on the EPL, as Thomas Partey and Nicolas Jackson impress, and an assessment of Real Madrid and Barcelona’s seasons so far.

This week we look at the plans and preparations for the 2024 African Nations Championship, the CHAN, with the dates announced for the tournament, which will take place in February in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. We hear from CAF president Patrice Motsepe.Also we talk about the issue of national teams and clubs in continental action having to play home games away from home because of not having approved stadiums – is the CAF crackdown working?And we have Stuart on the new-look Uefa Champions League.

This week we catch up on the opening games in qualifying for the 2025 AFCON, with North African teams making great starts, while Ghana have only one point from their first two games.Also we speak to young Gambian talent Adama Bojang, who’s moved on loan to Grasshopper Club Zurich in Switzerland as he looks for first team football to get into the Gambia senior national team.And with the EPL back this weekend, Stuart looks at some of the notable transfers, and highlights how the sale of Scott McTominay and Conor Gallagher was effective in helping Man United and Chelsea to balance their books.

This week we dig into the Victor Osimhen saga, as the African Footballer of the Year has ended up at Galatasaray, with a move to Chelsea falling through.We pay tribute to Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba, who died last week aged 39.With the 2025 AFCON qualifiers underway, we hear from Ghana defender Alidu Seidu, and we have Stuart on the EPL and on Ivan Toney’s move to Saudi Arabia.

This week we go to Paris and find out how the 2024 Paralympic Games are comparing to the Olympics.We head to Lagos too, as Nigeria have appointed German Bruno Labbadia as the new Super Eagles coach just ahead of the start of the AFCON qualifiers.And Stuart looks at some of the eye-catching transfers in Europe.

On this week’s show we get the latest on Morrocco’s preparations for the 2025 AFCON, and talk about their bronze medal in the men’s football at the Paris Olympics.With the new EPL season underway, we talk about some of the leading African prospects – Yankubah Minteh, the Gambian winger who’s joined Brighton, Ghana’s Abdul Fatawu at Leicester, Nossair Mazraoui and Ahmad Diallo at Man United, and of course Mohamed Salah at Liverpool. And Stuart looks at the issues at Chelsea with their bloated squad.

n this week’s show we pay tribute to former CAF president Issa Hayatou, who is being remembered as a fierce defender of African football during his 29-year reign.We look ahead to the new EPL season, and highlight a few African stars to watch out for.And we speak to Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare, who plays for Belgian side Genk, having had spells in Latvia, Germany and France. He tells us about the pressure of being a centre-forward.

This week’s show is another 2024 Paris Olympics special, with Stuart Weir and Piers Edwards both in Paris.We talk about Morocco’s bronze medal in the men’s football, and Stuart and Piers tell us about their experiences of the Olympics, the sights and the sporting highlights.Plus, we talk EPL, with the start of the season just a week away, and the Community Shield on this weekend.