African Five-a-side

Maher Mezahi
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African Five-a-side

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.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

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

    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.com Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    31 min

  2. 12/16/2024

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

    TIMESTAMPS: 01:26 - Discussion on VAR in the CAF Champions League 06:54 - TP Mazembe vs Young Africans review 15:17 - Stade d'Abidjan vs Orlando Pirates review 21:14 - Mouloudia Algiers vs Al Hilal review 31:24 - Esperance vs Pyramids review 37:14 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Raja review Matchday 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.com Africa’s sibling rivalry: https://africasacountry.com/2024/12/africas-sibling-rivalry Tyla and the politics of ambiguity: https://africasacountry.com/2024/12/tyla-and-the-politics-of-ambiguity Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    47 min

  3. 12/09/2024

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

    TIMESTAMPS: 04:47 - Sagrada Esperança vs Esperance de Tunis review 09:15 - Orlando Pirates vs Al Ahly review 19:19 - Stade d'Abidjan vs CR Belouizdad review 24:20 - Mouloudia Algiers vs Young Africans review 27:12 - AS FAR vs Mamelodi Sundowns review 30:05 - Djoliba vs Pyramids FC preview 31:58 - Al Hilal vs TP Mazembe preview We 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.com Taking a stand documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rM8_n0Xjqw Taking a stand article: https://africasacountry.com/2024/05/taking-a-stand Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    39 min

  4. 12/02/2024

    MAILBAG: Should CAF introduce Nations League? How good are Niger? What happened to Nsue? ⎸ AFR 2.14

    TIMESTAMPS: 02:09 - Can Niger keep up momentum? 11:44 - Emilio Nsue suspension 22:42 - 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.com FIFA decision on Emilio Nsue: https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/451be0f530729bab/original/Mr-Emilio-Nsue-Lopez_10052024.pdf Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    41 min

  5. 11/27/2024

    REACTION: Top young African talent shines in Matchday 1 of CAF Champions League ⎸ AFR 2.14

    TIMESTAMPS: 01:30 - TP Mazembe vs MC Algiers recap 07:37 - Young Africans vs Al Hilal recap 17:18 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Maniema Union recap 19:11 - CR Belouizdad vs Orlando Pirates recap 25:03 - Pyramids vs Sagrada Esperanca recap 27:59 - Esperance vs Djoliba In 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.com Russian and waiting: https://africasacountry.com/2024/11/rushing-in Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    33 min

  6. 11/25/2024

    2024/2025 CAF Champions League preview: Matchday 1

    TIMESTAMPS: 01:41 - TP Mazembe vs MC Algiers 09:59 - Young Africans vs Al Hilal 16:10 - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Maniema Union 19:50 - Raja vs AS FAR 22:17 - Al Ahly vs Stade d'Abidan 25:52 - CR Belouizdad vs Orlando Pirates 31:05 - Pyramids vs Sagrada Esperanca 32:41 - Esperance vs Djoliba In this episode of the African football round-up, we preview the first matchday of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League. We take a look at all eight matches and make predictions about their outcomes. We're particularly looking forward to watching newcomers such as Maniema Union and Djoliba make their mark. ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Why are African artefacts everywhere but Africa: https://www.africasacountry.com/2024/11/why-are-african-artifacts-everywhere-but-africa Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    39 min

  7. 11/20/2024

    Ranking all 24 teams that qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ⎸ AFR 2.12

    2025 Afcon qualifying is officially a wrap, so we took the time to power rank all 24 teams that have qualified for Morocco 2025 and we reflect on our thoughts on the teams from what we’ve seen over the last three months Africa Is A Country YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29aKwRSbAQKhcNc8DqyETg ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com This week's must-reads: Liberation is not propaganda: https://africasacountry.com/2024/11/liberation-is-not-propaganda Not exactly at arm’s length: https://africasacountry.com/2024/11/not-exactly-at-arms-length Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside

    47 min

  8. 11/16/2024

    FILM STUDY: Nigeria defend poorly vs Benin, Sudan collapse vs Niger + more observations ⎸ AFR 2.11

    TIMESTAMPS: 06:42 - Niger vs Sudan analysis 17:12 - Benin vs Nigeria analysis 26:40 - Angola vs Ghana analysis 32:58 - Uganda vs South Africa analysis 37:06 - Botswana vs Mauritania analysis 40:20 - Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea analysis In this episode of the African football round-up, we head to the film room to break down some of the matches we during matchday 5 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers We were not impressed by Nigeria's defending versus Benin as the likes of Troost-Ekong and Bassey made simple errors. Sudan's undoing was more of a stylistic issue versus Niger. We also briefly speak on Angola vs Ghana, Uganda vs South Africa, Botswana vs Mauritania and Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com This week's must-reads: Mozambique and the politics of popular uprising: https://www.africasacountry.com/2024/11/mozambique-and-the-politics-of-popular-uprising Ruto’s Kenya: https://www.africasacountry.com/2024/11/rutos-kenya Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside https://www.instagram.com/africanfiveside/

    44 min
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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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  • Creator
    Maher Mezahi
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Maher Mezahi
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