African Five-a-side

Feb 25 2025 98 ep. 25 mins
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Learning about the African continent through the prism of its favorite pastime: football. Hosted by Maher Mezahi and backed by Africa Is a Country with funding from the Open Society Foundation.

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Is Afcon a major tournament? Jamie Carragher doesn't think so

Feb 25 2025 13 mins  
Last weekend, Jamie Carragher made headlines when he mentioned that Mo Salah might be less respected for Ballon D'Or voting because he represents Egypt in international football and competes in the Africa Cup of Nations, which he doesn't believe is a "major" tournament.

Reacting to the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League draw and the four quarterfinal match-ups

Feb 23 2025 22 mins  
The draw for the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League took place this Thursday so we reacted to the matchups that were drawn for the quarterfinals

Which African players and clubs won the winter transfer window? ⎸ AFR 2.26

Feb 06 2025 36 mins  
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap the winter transfer window to examine which clubs best re-tooled ahead of the knockout stages of the CAF Interclub competitions, and we also recapped some major moves African footballers made in Europe.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comThe Inheritance of Hope: https://africas

Orlando Pirates win Soweto Derby at the death, Pyramids and Berkane extend league leads ⎸ AFR 2.25

Feb 02 2025 30 mins  
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap this weekend's action at the Soweto derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. We also give our takeaways between Pyramids FC and Zamalek as well as RS Berkane and AS FAR.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comJacob Zuma’s enduring relevance: https://africasacountry.com/20

Which players deserve to be in the CAF Champions League group stage team of the round? ⎸ AFR 2.24

Jan 23 2025 30 mins  
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we go position by position and name who we thought were the best players of the CAF Champions League group stages. Let us know who you think we missed out on!This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

Pirates upset Ahly, MC Algiers and Sundowns draw and advance to CAF CL knockout stages ⎸ AFR 2.23

Jan 20 2025 38 mins  
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap matchday 6 of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. Timestamps in the comments below!-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

Al Ahly, Pirates tussle for CAF CL supremacy; Yanga, MC Algiers for knockout stages ⎸ AFR 2.22

Jan 17 2025 40 mins  
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we preview matchday 6 of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. Timestamps in the comments below!-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

Bucs dominate, Sundowns resiliant, AS FAR hang on in matchday 5 of CAF Champions League ⎸ AFR 2.21

Jan 13 2025 31 mins  
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we recap matchday 5 of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

CAF CL recap: Esperance unstoppable, Sundowns pip past Raja, Pirates held in CIV... VAR?! ⎸ AFR 2.17

Dec 16 2024 46 mins  
TIMESTAMPS:01:26 - Discussion on VAR in the CAF Champions League06:54 - TP Mazembe vs Young Africans review15:17 - Stade d'Abidjan vs Orlando Pirates review21:14 - Mouloudia Algiers vs Al Hilal review31:24 - Esperance vs Pyramids review37:14 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Raja reviewMatchday 3 of the CAF Champions League has come and gone. Al Hilal and Esperance de Tunis continued to cruis

Pirates, Al Ahly, Sundowns, Raja held in check during matchday 2 of CAF Champions League ⎸ AFR 2.16

Dec 09 2024 38 mins  
TIMESTAMPS:04:47 - Sagrada Esperança vs Esperance de Tunis review09:15 - Orlando Pirates vs Al Ahly review19:19 - Stade d'Abidjan vs CR Belouizdad review24:20 - Mouloudia Algiers vs Young Africans review27:12 - AS FAR vs Mamelodi Sundowns review30:05 - Djoliba vs Pyramids FC preview31:58 - Al Hilal vs TP Mazembe previewWe snoozed through 7/8 matches of matchday 2 of the CAF Champi