Planet Sport Football Africa

On this week's show we talk about the factor of age in football. A research organisation has analysed the ages of teams in Europe and found that it's important for clubs to have half of their players under the age of 27. Africa is well-known for gifted young players with raw talent. So what's the right balance of young players and older players. We speak to a former Zimbabwe youth captain. And also we talk about the incredible goal-scoring exploits of Egypt's Mohamed Salah at Liverpool.

On this week's show we ask if Cameroon will be able to host the 2019 AFCON successfully. We have a special report from Cameroon, looking at the doubts over Cameroon's readiness to host the expanded 24-team tournament. There are internal problems at the Cameroon FA, and there's no national team coach at the moment. Morocco has pledged support for Cameroon, and many fans are pleased with this, while others are suspicious. Also we talk EPL and assess how Ivorian Serge Aurier is doing at Tottenham.

On this week's show we focus on the huge news in world football that the use of Video Assistant Referees has been officially approved by football's lawmakers. But will this have any impact on African football? Will it be used at tournaments like the AFCON, and is there any chance of the VAR being used in league matches across Africa?Also, views on the position of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and a look at other news from the EPL.

On this week's show we talk about African players in Germany. With Gabon's Pierre Emerick Aubameyang moving from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal and with Guinea's Naby Keita leaving RB Leipzig at the end of this season to join Liverpool, the African representation in the German Bundesliga is very low. We find out why. Also, Arsene Wenger's woes continue in England, and with the Uefa Champions League round of 16 at the half-way stage, Stuart gives his analysis.

On this week's show we talk about the 2018 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, with the preliminary round games having been played and some big teams out already, while other found the competition was just too tough. Also we have your comments on whether it pays to fire your coach when the results are poor, and Stuart's been looking at the statistics on the January transfer window in Europe.

On this week's show we talk about the 2018 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, with some surprise results on the opening weekend. And we catch up with Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo, who moved from Watford in the in EPL to China a year ago. Ighalo has opened an orphanage in Lagos. And Stuart reviews the latest round of EPL games, as there was a notable achievement for Ghanaian brothers Jordan and Andre Ayew.

On this week's show we focus on the 2018 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, which begin this weekend, with clubs from all over Africa playing in preliminary round games. We hear from the coach of upcoming Zambian club Zanaco, who just missed out on a quarter-final place last year.We have lots of views on how Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will get on at Arsenal, as he scored on his debut. And Stuart reviews the latest round of EPL games, including the extraordinary contest between Liverpool and Tottenham.

On this week's show we talk about Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as his move to Arsenal makes him Africa's most expensive player ever. We also talk about the US Major League Soccer and have an interview with Ghana international striker David Accam, who's at the Philadelphia Union, so how strong is the league there? Plus the latest on the EPL.

On this week's show we catch up on the latest at the African Nations Championship in Morocco, where the hosts and Nigeria are both looking good, along with Zambia. We have a great interview with Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie, who's played in Nigeria, France, England and, somewhat surprisingly spent most of last year playing in Indonesia. Also Stuart has a tribute to Cyrille Regis, a great pioneer for black players in England and across the world who died earlier this month.

On this week's show we talk about the 2018 African Nations Championship. While Morocco are doing a good job as hosts, they are also in the running to stage the 2026 World Cup. We've been talking to a Moroccan journalist who feels that winning the World Cup bid is out of the question. Also we go back to the recent CAF awards, and speak to the winner of the African Young Player of the Year award, Patson Daka of Zambia. Daka feels that the Zambia national team is growing into a major force. Plus a look at the EPL title race and a look at the problems at Arsenal.

On this week's show we focus on the 2018 African Nations Championship, the CHAN, which starts this weekend in Morocco. It's a wide-open tournament, and Cameroon are hoping to do well. We speak to their coach, Indomitable Lions legend Rigobert Song. Also we go back to last week's CAF awards, where Liverpool and Egypt's Mohamed Salah took the 2017 African Footballer of the Year title. Stuart has a profile of Salah.

On this week's show we look ahead to the football action in 2018, where the Fifa World Cup is the main attraction. We speak to Daniel Amokachi, who has played for Nigeria in two World Cups and coached the Super Eagles at two editions of the tournament. Amokachi is extremely optimistic about Africa's chances this time around. We look ahead to the knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League, we catch up on the latest in the EPL after a very busy couple of weeks. And Stuart profiles the EPL's only black manager, Brighton's Chris Hughton.

On this week's show we look back at our highlights of 2017 on the show, with some of our best interviews. We spoke to many players and officials, among them FIFA president Gianni Infantino, 1978 African Footballer of the Year Abdul Razak of Ghana, and Nigeria's Odion Ighalo.

On this week's show we focus on football in Cameroon, where it's been a year of mixed fortunes in football. After becoming surprise winners of the AFCON with a young team, the Indomitable Lions then were very uninspiring at the Confederations Cup in Russia and failed to qualify for next year's World Cup. But a national Football Academy has just been set up, and we find out more. And we speak to Nigeria and Chelsea winger Victor Moses, looking back at 2017 and telling us about his childhood – he arrived in England as an asylum-seeking orphan, and ended up as a Premier League player.

On this week's show we talk about football in Uganda, and we have an interview with Cranes striker Emmanuel Okwi. Okwi has over 50 appearances for Uganda and is currently playing in Tanzania. Also we ask which African national team showed the most improvement in 2017 – Uganda are certainly a contender. And we catch up on the latest in the EPL.

On this week's show we focus on women's football in Africa. A year ago Cameroon hosted the Women's AFCON, it was an opportunity to grow the women's game, but the situation right now is not good. We have a special report from Cameroon. And we take a look at the draw for the 2018 World Cup, it's generally a tough-looking draw for Africa.

On this week's show we take a look at the issue of height in football. Some new research shows that the average height of a team is not a factor in determining success, but most coaches do prefer to have tall players in their team. And Stuart highlights some players in the lower leagues of England who may well feature at the World Cup next year.

On this week's show we have an in-depth interview with Nchimunya Mweetwa, one of seven Zambian players involved in a match-fixing scandal in Finland in 2011 – he was convicted of accepting bribes to affect the outcome of matches. Mweetwa is playing a part in trying to encourage sportspeople to stay away from corruption. And Stuart gives us his analysis on what's happening in the EPL, with yet another manager losing his job.

On this week's show we assess the five teams that will represent Africa at next year's World Cup. We also focus on one team that won't be there, as Ivory Coast missed out this time. And we speak to Nigeria and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi on the future of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, and where the Gunners might finish this season.

On this week's show we take a look at the area of the importance of the mental attitude of football players, and whether Africa is too far behind in this area. These days it's said that football is not just about the physical side, but that the mental side of things also determines how a player performs. It's not easy for African players, there can be many challenges and distractions. We speak to Nigeria's Emmanuel Amunike.