On The Whistle Podcast Zayn Nabbi

In this week's pod we preview the mouthwatering CAF Champions League semifinal clashes and ask if TP Mazembe, a club boasting loads of African pedigree, can pull off an upset win in Lubumbashi when the big dogs Al Ahly come into town. Also can Sundowns break their slump, or will Tunisian giants Espérance  prove too much on the road in Tunis?
Host: Zayn Nabbi
Guest: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (BOA Awards founder) 
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Show Notes
00:00 - All time favourite African defenders
06:00 - TP Mazembe have the pedigree and pitch to surprise Al Ahly 
12:30 - Sundowns might have the money but do they have the knowhow? 
19:00 - Esperance can bully Sundowns
Duration: 22:00

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Off we go to the final four, as Sundowns face off against Esperance and Al Ahly line up against TP Mazembe in the CAF Champions League semi finals. In this pod we bring you the major talkers out of the quarters that saw Sundowns scrape through, Al Ahly underlie their potential as title contenders...and a howler from the Petro de Luanda's goalkeeper Hugo Marques costing his team.
Host: Zayn Nabbi
Guest: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (BOA Awards founder) 
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Show Notes 
02:30 - Sundowns manage to scrape through 
13:45 - Al Ahly are clear favourites for the title 
19:00 - Successful AFCON shows the blueprint forward 
32:00 - Petro de Luanda's goalkeeper Hugo Marques mistake costs team
38:30 - Esperance are a team designed for knockout football
Duration: 45:00 

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It's a big weekend of football on the continent this Friday and Saturday as the CAF Champions League second leg quarter finals take place. Al Ahly once again are shaping up to be tournament favorites, surprise, surprise! But their biggest threat to be kings of Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns, face a tricky game against Tanzanian-giants Young Africans, who have the ability to get a result on the road. Lots to look forward to, so pump up the pod and enjoy our preview.
Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney Freese 
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Show Notes 
00:00 - Paying tribute to Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs 
04:30 - Al Ahly tournament favourites yet again 
07:00 - Yanga could surprise Sundowns with an upset on the road 
10:15 - Esperance could rue first leg missed opportunities against Asec Mimosas
11:35 - Petro de Luanda and TP Mazembe need to show more endeavour 
Duration: 17:15

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In this episode we catch up with South African goalkeeper Jethren Barr about how his footballing journey that's taken him to the Emerald Isle, and how he wants to be the person to provide Bafana Bafana skipper Ronwen Williams with "serious competition" in the national team. 
Host: Courtney Freese 
Guest: Jethren Barr (SA goalkeeper) 
#WeAreDrogs | #OurTownOurClub  | #bafana  | #southafrica 
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Show Notes 
00:00 - Establishing a career in the Emerald Isle
06:30 - A dream come true playing for Bafana
10:00 - Jethren can be "serious competition" for Ronwen Williams 
16:00 - "100 times" easier to be a goalkeeper in SA than Ireland
21:00 - A message to Hugo Broos 
23:00 - Quickfire round 
Duration: 27:20 

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After years in the wilderness the Ghana Black Queens are back to the top of African football, qualifying for the WAFCON and nearly knocking out Zambia in the Olympic qualifiers. The pod was joined by head coach Nora Häuptle to chat about her remarkable success with the team.
Panel: Alasdair Howorth, Firdose Moonda, Nora Häuptle (Ghana women's national team head coach)
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Show Notes
00:00 -Intro
04:49 - Moving from playing to coaching
14:52 - Almost signed Barbra Banda in Germany
30:08 - Learning to be Ghanaian
40:07 - Bringing Ghana back to the WAFCON
Duration: 55:36

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This last weekend had it all: The Cairo Derby, The Rwandan Derby, The Kampala Derby, The Mopani Derby, The Tunisian El Classico, The Battle of Zimbabwe and of course The Soweto Derby. The pod digests what was arguably the best derby we've seen in the 21st century and ponder how the two giants can close the gap to Sundowns.
Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner), and Alasdair Howorth (mug)
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Show Notes
00:00 -Intro
04:45 - Five goal thriller in the Soweto Derby
19:10 - How can Chiefs and Pirates close the gap?
25:00 - Does the PSL need financial fair play
28:40 - Cairo Derby in Riyadh
Duration: 43:02

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