African Five-a-side

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 cruise the competition, but real questions have emerged about the necessity of VAR in the CAF Champions League. In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we review Matchday 3 of the African Champions League.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comAfrica’s sibling rivalry: https://africasacountry.com/2024/12/africas-sibling-rivalryTyla and the politics of ambiguity: https://africasacountry.com/2024/12/tyla-and-the-politics-of-ambiguityFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

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 Champions League. Most matches were affected by high temperatures, long distances travelled and some stadiums being in altitude. In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we review Matchday 2 of the African Champions League.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comTaking a stand documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rM8_n0XjqwTaking a stand article: https://africasacountry.com/2024/05/taking-a-standFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

TIMESTAMPS:02:09 - Can Niger keep up momentum?11:44 - Emilio Nsue suspension22:42 - Is the CAF CL getting boring?27:53 - How can West African clubs compete in CAF CL?36:05 - Should CAF introduce Nations League?This episode of the African football round-up, is a mailbag episode where we answer the questions that you send in! We answer questions about a possible CAF Nations League, West African clubs in the CAF CL, Emilio Nsue and the Niger national team-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFIFA decision on Emilio Nsue: https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/451be0f530729bab/original/Mr-Emilio-Nsue-Lopez_10052024.pdfFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

TIMESTAMPS:01:30 - TP Mazembe vs MC Algiers recap07:37 - Young Africans vs Al Hilal recap17:18 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Maniema Union recap19:11 - CR Belouizdad vs Orlando Pirates recap25:03 - Pyramids vs Sagrada Esperanca recap27:59 - Esperance vs DjolibaIn this episode of the African football round-up, we recap the first matchday of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. It was a round of matches in which some of Africa's top young talent showed up as Orlando Pirates stole a match in Algiers, last year's finalists Esperance and Ahly dominated, and Sundowns disappointed.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comRussian and waiting: https://africasacountry.com/2024/11/rushing-inFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside