On The Whistle Podcast
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
On The Whistle is an African football podcast that brings you news, analysis and interviews from around the world. Our goal is to create a platform for Africans to talk, debate, and most importantly tell their own stories.
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Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
On The Whistle is an African football podcast that brings you news, analysis and interviews from around the world. Our goal is to create a platform for Africans to talk, debate, and most importantly tell their own stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
World Cup Qualifiers Wrap up
6/13/2024
The boys are back around the braai reviewing the World Cup qualifiers looking at Cameroon's finding a new identify, South Africa continuing their AFCON momentum and Nigeria's slump in form. Also we look at the Africans set to shine at the Euros this European Summer!!!
Host: Zayn Nabbi
Panel: Courtney Freese (Former PSL Winner) and Francis Nkwain (Cameroon / African football expert)
#WCQualifiers #BafanaPride #SoarSuperEagles
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Cameroon getting over AFCON hangover
05:00 - Bafana continue AFCON momentum
09:30 - Nigeria down, but not out
16:00 - Africans set to shine at Euros
Duration: 20:10
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Duración:00:20:12
Mzansi in India: Mandla Zwane on his coaching journey
6/7/2024
Mandla Zwane rejoins the podcast to chat about his experience in India.
Host: Courtney Freese
Guests: Mandla Zwane (former )
#dstvprem #psl #ipl
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
01:29 - Winding up in India
07:34 - The football talent in a cricket country
13:00 - Reflecting on Clinton Larsen's brilliant success with Magesi
20:20 - What could Mandla bring to a PSL team
25:00 - What kind of coach is Mandla Zwane
29:10 - Quickfire round
Duration: 34:41
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Duración:00:34:41
Champions League final: Al Ahly do it again!
5/31/2024
They have done it again. Al Ahly are champions of Africa for a 4th year in the last five. The Red Devils earned a narrow 1-0 win over Esperance to claim a 12th Champions League title.
Host: Alasdair Howorth
Guests: Courtney Freese (former Champions League player)
#cafcl #championsleague #alahly #esperance #cllubofthecentury
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
03:02 - Al Ahly the seemingly inevitable champions
08:30 - Al Ahly get the job down but it is ugly
14:30 - Looking ahead to the Club World Cup
Duration: 20:57
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CAF Champions League Final: all to play for in Cairo
5/23/2024
One leg down, one to go. We are half way through the final of the CAF Champions League and it's still 0-0 between Esperance Tunis and Al Ahly. The pod also looks back at the madness in the Cairo International Stadium after Zamalek beat RS Berkane in the Confederation Cup final.
Host: Alasdair Howorth
Guests: Courtney Freese (former Champions League player)
#cafcl #championsleague #alahly #esperance #zamalek
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - First leg ends all square
06:50 - Al Ahly's absurd home record
11:00 - Percy Tau's continuing struggles
12:27 - Second leg preview
18:38 - Chaos in the Confederation Cup final
Duration: 27:46
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Duración:00:27:46
Riaan Hanamub: Namibia's flying full back
5/17/2024
This week the pod was joined by Namibia and AmaZulu's Riaan Hanamub who spoke to us about his faith, the brilliant AFCON for his country and his own footballing ambitions.
Host: Alasdair Howorth
Guests: Riaan Hanamub
#namibia #HebeUsuthu #UsuthuTogether #dstvprem
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Growing up in rural Namibia
03:55 - AmaZulu's topsy turvy season
07:57 - Premier Soccer League
13:11 - Namibia's sensational AFCON
24:38 - Riaan's personal ambitions
Duration: 26:45
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Duración:00:26:45
The Ethiopian Football Bubble... Ready to Burst?
5/9/2024
Ethiopian football is often a mystical world that few from the outside have any insight to, but OTW is lifting the lid on this brilliant league. Friend of the pod Firew Asrat joins us to talk about how the league has recovered and survived during the Tigray conflict and how it has implemented financial fair play.
Host: Alasdair Howorth
Guests: Firew Asrat (chief medical officer EPL and scout)
#ethioipia #football #africa
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
02:39 - Why is the EPL in a bubble format?
06:27 - The value of having a SuperSport deal
13:41 - One of the highest paying leagues in Africa
18:49 - Financial Fair Play
27:14 - What's going on at St George's
32:40 - Ownership structure of St George's
37:06 - Why are Ethiopian clubs not competing on the continent?
Duration: 26:25
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Duración:00:44:01
Champions League semi final round up
5/2/2024
Host: Zayn Nabbi
Guests: Alasdair Howorth (African football journalist)
#totalenergiescafcl | #Sundowns | #yallayaahly
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
02:34 - What went wrong for Sundwons?
07:42 - Chaotic Esperance make the final
09:20 - Al Ahly get the job down... again
12:00 - Four Club World Cup representatives qualified
15:36 - Al Ahly favourites for final
18:50 - Maghreb drama in Confederation Cup
Duration: 26:25
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Duración:00:26:25
CAF CL Semis Delicately Poised
4/24/2024
Both CAF Champions League semi-final ties remain delicately poised after Esperance beat Sundowns 1-0 on home soil, while defending champions Al Ahly drew 0-0 on their visit to TP Mazemba. The North African giants might be the favorites to progress, but in this bitesize pod our panel is split on who will progress to the final.
Host: Zayn Nabbi
Guests: Courtney Freese (Former PSL winner) and Francis Nkwain (BOA Awards founder)
#totalenergiescafcl | #Sundowns | #yallayaahly
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro / Mail Bag
03:00 - Esperance hold the edge, but Sundowns are at home
05:15 - Al Ahly at home will be intimidating
07:00 - Predictions...panel split on who will progress
Duration: 12:00
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Duración:00:12:09
Could TP Mazembe be the surprise package in the semis?
4/19/2024
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)
#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | #Sundowns | #YallaYaAhly
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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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Duración:00:21:58
Sundowns scrape through, Al Ahly looking like champs
4/12/2024
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)
#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | #YNGMSFC | #SSCAFC
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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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Duración:00:45:06
Al Ahly expected to soar, but Sundowns face tough test
4/4/2024
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
#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | #YNGMSFC | #SSCAFC | #Amakhosi4Life
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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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Duración:00:17:16
Jethren Barr wants to be "serious competition" for Ronwen Williams
3/29/2024
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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Duración:00:27:23
Nora Häuptle interview
3/21/2024
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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#ghana #blackqueens #woso #wafcon #olympics
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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Duración:00:55:36
Pirates reign supreme over Chiefs on African derby weekend
3/13/2024
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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#sowetoderby #cairoderby #orlandopirates #kaizerchiefs
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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Duración:00:43:00
Coaching changes on the continent
3/5/2024
In this episode we have one of Africa's finest football journalists Lorenz Köhler run us through the coaching changes in Nigeria and Cameroon as Jose Peseiro and Rigobert Song depart their teams respectively. As part of our chat Lorenz draws attention to Bafana Bafana and how Hugo Broos might be departing South Africa, with opportunities closer to home being of interest to the Belgian. Finally we talk CAF Champions League quarterfinals and which clubs are shaping up to win the tournament.
Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host) and Lorenz Köhler (iDiski Times journalist)
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#nigeria #supereagles #bafanabafana #southafrica
Show Notes
02:30 - Time was up for Jose Peseiro at Nigeria
07:30 - Hugo Broos to leave Bafana Bafana?
16:00 - Could Benni McCarthy make a return to the continent...
20:00 - Rigobert Song's disappointing spell at Cameroon comes to an end
25:30 - Al Ahly, Sundowns and Petro de Luanda the teams to watch in the CAF CL quarterfinals
29:00 - Simba and Young Africans showing how Tanzanian football continues to rise
Duration: 35:15
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Duración:00:35:15
Alex Iwobi ignores online hate and conquers Old Trafford
2/29/2024
The gang are back around the braai celebrating Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi's winner for Fulham against Man United, and also calling out the unreal levels online abuse the Nigerian received during the Africa Cup of Nations. Courtney also celebrates Liverpool's League Cup success and there's a deeper dive into why the women's game hasn't built on the momentum of last year's Women's World Cup.
Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner), and Francis Nkwain (Best Of Africa Awards founder)
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#nigeria #supereagles #iwobi #liverpool
Show Notes
00:00 - Courtney toasts Liverpool's League Cup success
08:00 - Alex Iwobi shines despite online abuse
23:30 - Why hasn't the women's league kicked on in South Africa?
30:00 - There is an appetite for women's football, but no history of it
35:30 - Time for an African Women's Football Super League?
Duration: 43:25
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Duración:00:43:23
Is Victor Osimhen the real deal?
2/18/2024
Hi guys the boomers are back, and we debate whether Victor Osimhen is deserving of his title as the Best African Footballer on the continent. We also explain why Ronwen Williams doesn't have to leave the continent to cement his epic legacy, how Ghana failed Chris Hughton, talk about Emilio Nsue's suspension and give you insight on Jose Mourinho's love of African players.
Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host), Courtney Freese (former PSL winner), and Francis Nkwain (Best Of Africa Awards founder)
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#afcon #afcon2023 #ivorycoast #equatorialguinea
Show Notes
03:30 - Is Victor Osimhen the real deal?
11:00 - Ronwen Williams does not to need to leave the PSL
18:00 - Ghana failed Chris Hughton, not the other way round
29:30 - Hot take on Emilio Nsue's suspension
42:45 - Jose Mourinho's love of African footballers
Duration: 51:52
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Duración:00:51:52
SPS and OTW AFCON Finale: Destiny
2/12/2024
In this episode SPS and OTW fam get round the braai one last time to review from the Africa Cup of Nations. We tell you where the final was won and lost, pick our team of the tournament and also gaze into our crystal balls to give you some perspective on the journeys the Ivory Coast and Nigeria are on.
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#afcon #afcon2023 #ivorycoast #supereagles #leselephants
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Duración:00:56:39
SPS and OTW: AFCON Edition The Final
2/10/2024
Wondergoals, shockers, last-minute winners, penalty heroics and upsets upon upsets, but all of that is forgotten as Nigeria take on the hosts Ivory Coast for a taste of immortality. Coach, Zayn, Courtney and Alasdair gather to discuss and predict what will happen in the biggest match in African football.
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#afcon #afcon2023 #ivorycoast #supereagles #leselephants
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Duración:00:37:03
SPS and OTW AFCON Edition - Home Stretch
2/7/2024
It's Amapiano vs Afrobeats, Jollof vs Braai and South Africa vs Nigeria. Join Alasdair, Courtney and Coach to preview the semi finals of the AFCON and predict who will still be here come Sunday
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#afcon #afcon2023 #ivorycoast #drc #supereagles #leselephants
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Duración:00:40:20