Planet Sport Football Africa

This week's show comes from Brazzaville, Congo where Steve Vickers is based for the next three weeks for the African Games. We continue our preview of the 2017 AFCON qualifiers taking place this weekend as we look at Groups H to M. We find out about EPL new comers AFC Bournemouth who have three African players in their squad including Ivory Coast’s Max Gradel and find out about a project bringing hope through football to young people in Mozambique.

On this week's show we take a look ahead to the 2017 AFCON qualifiers that take place next weekend. We go through groups A to F and talk about the squad selection of new Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh. Watford striker Odion Ighalo tells us how he copes with disappointment after being left out of the Super Eagles squad and we find out about Swansea City, the EPL club that's home to Ghana captain, Andre Ayew.

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 of the table. Plus the first Gambian to play in the EPL, Modou Barrow is loaned to Championship side Blackburn, what does that mean for his career?

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 moves from WBA to newly-promoted Norwich.

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, can they grow too?

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 the final of Saturday's Uefa Champions League.

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 issues affect a player's performance on the pitch.

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 owners like Roman Abramovich are having most success.

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 we ask do you think Chelsea have now wrapped up the Premier League title with six matches still to play?