This week we’re at the CHAN again, the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda co-hosting. We’re getting to the end of the group stage, with Tanzania the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, and Nigeria surprisingly the first team eliminated.

Also we have the second part of our chat with Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who hosted a Children's Festival in Ajegunle in Lagos, where he grew up with many challenges.

And with the EPL kicking off this weekend, Stuart takes a look at how Manchester United are shaping up.

This week we’re at the CHAN again, the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda co-hosting. A great start for Tanzania and Kenya, but Uganda have to recover from a crushing defeat to Algeria in their opener.

Also we speak to Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, on the Super Eagles struggles, and on the pain of relegation with Leicester City last season.

Also Stuart assesses the signings at some of the top clubs in the EPL.

This week Ephraim Tagu sits in for Steve Vickers on the show, as we look ahead to the CHAN, the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship, running from Saturday up to the 30th of this month, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda co-hosting the tournament, which is for home-based players only.

We go to Uganda and hear that the excitement levels are not that high there.

Also we speak to Benin national team midfielder Junior Olaitan, who’s moved from France to Turkey. Olaitan was born in Benin to a Nigerian father and Beninois mother, and raised in Nigeria – and he tells us about playing in Benin’s win over Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier last year. 

And Stuart asks how good Pep Guardiola is as a manager, and looks at how tough Brentford’s season might be, with Brian Mbeumo among their departures.

This week we have lots more on the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with Nigeria playing Morocco in the final on Saturday.

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Rachel Ayegba looks ahead to the final and gives us her reflections on the tournament.

Also we hear about the refereeing twins from Rwanda at the tournament.

And elsewhere, Stuart looks at Marcus Rashford’s move to Barcelona.

This week we have lots on the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco – Piers Edwards is there and he reflects on week two of the tournament.

Also we speak to Nigeria legend Desire Oparanozie, who won the WAFCON four times and scored in three finals.

And Stuart looks at Chelsea’s triumph in the Fifa Club World Cup, and what it means for them.

This week we have lots on the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco – Piers is there and he tells us about the stadiums and the atmosphere.

Also we speak to Nigerian defender Benjamin Fredrick, one of the hottest young African players in England, who was named Brentford U21s Players’ Player of the Year last season. 

And Stuart takes a look at football and celebrity, with a profile of Manchester United legend David Beckham, and also focuses on Beckham’s astuteness in business.

This week we focus on the delayed 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, starting on Saturday in Morocco.

South Africa are the defending champions, while Nigeria have a record nine titles. Piers is at the tournament and he looks ahead for us.

Also we reflect on Africa’s showing at the Fifa Club World Cup, and we speak to Al Ahly chairman Khaled Mortagey.

And Stuart has a feature on Sir Alex Ferguson, the EPL’s most successful manager ever, but Stuart explains how the mangers of today have less control than Ferguson had.

This week we asses Africa’s showing at the Fifa Club World Cup, with all four teams going out at the group stage.

What lessons can be learnt, and did the teams perform well enough? We hear from Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso.

Also we take a look at the transfers in the EPL, with Liverpool and Man City busy already.

This week we focus on the Fifa Club World Cup, with Mamelodi Sundowns making a winning start, but the other African teams finding it tough in the early stages of the tournament.

We speak to Yaw Yeboah, the Ghanaian winger who’s at the Club World Cup with Los Angeles FC, in an interview from our archive during the 2020 lockdown. Yeboah talked about the things that matter most.

Also we have Stuart on the death of Uriah Rennie, the first black referee to officiate in the English Premier League.

This week we focusing on the expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday in the USA with 32 teams taking part, including four from Africa – Al Ahly, Mamelodi Sundowns, Esperance and Wydad Casablanca.

We look at the innovations at the tournament, what it means for Africa, and the chances of the African teams, and we hear from Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso.

Also we talk about Senegal’s friendly win over England.

This week we look back at the Caf Champions League, with Pyramids of Egypt the champions of Africa for the first time.

We also talk about the Uefa Champions League final and ask whether PSG's Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakmi is the leading contender for the African Footballer of the Year award.

And Stuart looks back and analyses the competition.

Also we head to Angola – the nation that rose highest on the world rankings last year, and we hear from coach Pedro Goncalves.

This week we look ahead to the second leg of the CAF Champions League final, with Pyramids of Egypt holding the advantage.

We also talk about RS Berkane of Morocco, the CAF Confederation Cup champions for a third time in six seasons.

We focus on football in Somalia, as legends Samuel Eto’o, Jay-Jay Okocha and Emmanuel Adebayor were in Mogadishu this week to support Somalia’s campaign to host international football matches on home soil for the first time in more than 30 years.

And Stuart on the EPL.

This week we look ahead to the Caf Champions League final, with Mamelodi Sundowns hosting Pyramids in the first leg this Saturday.

We pay tribute to the late Emmanuel Kunde, a key player in the 1990 Cameroon side that became the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

Also we pick out a few of the top Africans in the EPL this season, including Mohamed Salah, Bryan Mbeumo, and Ahmad Diallo.

Plus Stuart on the Europa League final and the implications for Man United and Tottenham.

This week we continue to look at some of the most outstanding African players this season in Europe, outside of the EPL.

We assess the reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, who stayed with Atalanta in Italy. Also in Italy, Cameroon’s Frank Zambo Anguissa has been a key player with Napoli, we talk about him.

And we highlight goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf, with Reims in France, having switched allegiance from France to Senegal this year.

Also we take look at the five new CAF vice-presidents recently named by Patrice Motsepe, one of them a controversial choice, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who’s been under investigation in a scandal in football in Gabon.

Plus Stuart on the EPL, with just two weeks to go.

This week we catch up on the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with the top four teams qualifying for the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile.

And with the European season coming to a close, we highlight a few of the top African players around Europe – we assess how Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen has done at Galatasaray, we talk about Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, who’s helped PSG to the Uefa Champions League final, and we look at the scoring exploits of Guinean Serhou Guirassy at Borussia Dortmund.

Plus Stuart on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s time at Liverpool, and Jamie Vardy on his exploits with Leicester, as he prepares to leave the club.

This week we focus on the long-running court case following the death on the pitch of Martins Chineme in Nigeria. A court case found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of Chineme, who had heart issues, and global players' union Fifpro says it’s a landmark ruling.  

Also we look back at the drama of last weekend’s CAF Champions league semi-final second legs, with Sundowns of South Africa knocking out holders Al Ahly to set up a final against Pyramids of Egypt.  

And with Liverpool winning the EPL title, Stuart asks how good the team is.

This week we have a special report from the Arsenal Africa Fan Festival in Kigali, Rwanda, as Gunners fans from around the continent got together.

We take a look at the CAF African Schools Football Championship 2025, taking place in Ghana.

And with Liverpool likely to be crowned EPL champions this weekend, we look at the race for the Champions League places.

This week we go in-depth on Andre Onana and Manchester United, with the Cameroon goalkeeper making errors for United and getting dropped, only to be brought back for Thursday’s game against Lyon, with coach Reuben Amorim defending him.

We assess Onana’s performance over the past two seasons at United, and his future prospects.

Also we catch up on the U17 AFCON in Morocco, with 10 African teams having qualified for the U17 World Cup.

Plus Stuart on the drama of the Uefa Champions League semi-finals.

This week we catch up on the CAF Champions League, with two South Africa v Egypt semi-finals.

And in the CAF Confederation Cup a stunning result for Stellenbosch of South Africa, knocking out holders Zamalek in the quarter-finals, while Simba of Tanzania turned things around against Al Masry to make it through.

There's a row involving Cameroon keeper Andre Onana before United's Europa League showdown with Lyon.

Also we hear from Real Madrid and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, whose father is from Sierra Leone, on his charitable foundation in Sierra Leone and his views on the power of sport.

Plus Stuart on the Uefa Champions League and Kevin de Bruyne’s decision to leave Man City at the end of the season.

This week we go to Morocco and hear about the Under-17 AFCON being hosted there.

We also hear how the Atlas Lions are doing ahead of the senior AFCON in Morocco in December.

Also we take a look at the first legs of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals, with Pyramids of Egypt the biggest winners.

And lots on the EPL, as Liverpool continue their march towards the title.