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African Five-a-side
African Five-a-side
Author: Maher Mezahi
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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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On Day 9 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa beat Zimbabwe and Morocco finally put in a confident performance against Zambia-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comThree footballers walk into a stadium: https://africasacountry.com/2025/12/three-footballers-walk-into-a-stadiumFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
On Day 7 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria dominated Tunisia in Fez, winning 3-2 after the North Africans staged a late comeback ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com The Senegalese paradox: https://africasacountry.com/2025/12/the-senegalese-paradox Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
On Day 6 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt scored a previous win against South Africa and Mali held Morocco at home to stay alive in Group A ----------------------- This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.com Sounds of the Africa Cup of Nations: https://africasacountry.com/2025/12/sounds-of-the-africa-cup-of-nations Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSide https://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
On Day 4 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Algeria comfortably disposed of Sudan under the watchful eye of Zinedine Zidane-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
On Day 3 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo, Senegal, Nigeria and Tunisia all won their first matches of the tournament. https://africasacountry.com/2025/12/the-myth-of-nigerian-football-exceptionalism ----------------------- 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
On Day 1 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco defeated Comoros 2-0. Goals came in the second half by Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi, after a frustrating first half where the hosts could not break the deadlock.
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi reviews CAF decision to make AFCON a four year tournament. -----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Amine El Amri to preview the Morocco national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Hope Chizuzu to preview the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by the great Frank Simon to preview the Cote D'Ivoire national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Stephane Ouattara to preview the Burkina Faso national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Louis Mukoma to preview the DR Congo national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow Louis here: https://x.com/leopardsfoot?Follow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Arafet Hamrouni to preview the Tunisian national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow Geoff here: https://www.instagram.com/arafethamrouni/Follow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Geoff Lea to preview the Tanzanian national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow Geoff here: https://www.instagram.com/geoff_lea/Follow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Colin Udoh to preview the Nigerian national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow Eurico here: https://x.com/ColinUdohFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Eurico Costa to preview the Angolan national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow Eurico here: https://x.com/passeverticalFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Babacar Diarra to preview the Senegalese national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow Babacar here: @BabsDiarraFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Emmanuel Lavogez to preview the Cameroonian national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi is joined by Hamza Rahmani to preview the Algerian national team ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations---------------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside
In this episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, Maher Mezahi recaps the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw and what it means for African national teams.-----------------------This podcast is brought to you by: www.africasacountry.comFollow us on social media:https://twitter.com/AfricanFiveSidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@african.fiveaside




