Planet Sport Football Africa

This week’s show is all about the Nations Cup as the semi-finals are coming up on Sunday, with Algeria playing Nigeria and Tunisia facing Senegal. We have lots on the quarter-finals, we’ll give our predictions on who will make it to the final, plus we have the amazing story of Zimbabwe fan Alvin Aluvah Zhakata, who travelled all the way here by road, but arrived long after Zimbabwe had been knocked out.

On today’s Egyptian Dream we hear from Super Eagles' match winner William Troost-Ekong & South Africa's key man Percy Tau! ⚽️

On today’s Egyptian Dream we talk you through our trip to the Giza Pyramids, plus we look ahead to tonight’s AFCON Quarter Final clashes! ⚽️

On today’s Egyptian Dream we bring reaction as Cote D’Ivoire edge through, whilst Ghana go out on penalties! ⚽️

On today’s Egyptian Dream we bring reaction as Algeria power through to the Quarter Finals of AFCON, plus Madagascar are at it again! ⚽️

On today’s Egyptian Dream we bring you all the reaction from Egypt’s shock exit, plus we hear from South Africa striker Lebo Mothiba!

On today’s Egyptian Dream we review last night’s AFCON games, plus we bring you interviews with Kalidou Koulibaly & Emmanuel Okwi!

On today’s Egyptian Dream we welcome back AFCON for the round of 16, plus we visit Garbage city, where the people there are responsible for processing 90% of Cairo’s rubbish!

This week’s show is about the 2019 AFCON as the nation of Egypt is expecting a home triumph. While the North African teams are generally looking good, most of the West African big guns are not firing as yet. And some fans are saying that the African flair is being lost with teams playing too much European-style football. We have lots of interviews with players and coaches here, including Ivory Coast and Crystal Palace star Wilfred Zaha on playing in Africa.

On today’s show we take a cruise down the river Nile and hear from Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong! ⚽️

On today’s show we wrap up the final games in the group stage, plus hear from Harambee Stars midfielder Eric Johana ⚽️

Tom Ellis and Liam Flint in Cairo review Monday's matches and talk to Ivory Coast strikers Wilfried Bony and Wilfried Zaha and hear from the Namibia coach and captain about their Cup of Nations experience. Steve Vickers in Alexandria considers Madagascar's win over Nigeria in the history of AFCON shock and Tom and Liam try their football skills in the Fan Zone outside Cairo's 30th June Stadium.

On today’s show we're talking about Mo Salah's magic, after he led Egypt to victory over a spirited Uganda! ⚽️

 We have arrived in Cairo! On today’s show we talk about our journey to Egypt, all things AFCON and what we can expect during our time in the land of the Pharaohs! ⚽️

We review Day 7 of AFCON 2019 as Algeria out-muscle Senegal and Kenya defeat East African neighbours, Tanzania! ⚽️

This week’s show comes to you from the AFCON, as the nation of Egypt is expecting a home triumph. We investigate the player protests over unpaid dues in the Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Nigeria camps. We highlight how some nations have acquired new players for the AFCON through nationality changes. Plus, a look at the controversies with Cameroon and Nigeria at the Fifa Women’s World Cup.

We review Day 6 of AFCON 2019 as Egypt and Nigeria book their places in the last 16, while DR Congo crash out! ⚽️

Day Six at AFCON 2019 as we review Tuesday's two games in Group F, answer your questions and hear your comments. With Adrian Barnard, Steve Vickers, Idah Waringa and Liam Flint.

Day 5 at the Cup of Nations in Egypt as we review Monday's games with Solomon Ashoms in Johannesburg and answer listeners' questions about the tournament with Steve Vickers in Alexandria.

On day Four of AFCON 2019 we review Sunday's fixtures, hear from Kenya fans in Nairobi, answer listeners' questions and find out how Steve Vickers in Alexandria got to play football with one of the tournament's stars.