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Special Ivory Coast edition: Didier Drogba speaks from the heart about wanting to break his nation’s World Cup group stage hoodoo.

With 13 days to start Brazil 2014, we hear from Ivorian coach Sabri Lamouchi and striker Salomon Kalou on the pressure to deliver for millions of frustrated fans.

Victor Ikpeba, 1997 African Footballer of the Year rewinds time to *that* infamously disallowed penalty of Afcon 2000. Plus he’s sure that at least one African side will go very far in Brazil. (by GH One TV’s Samuel Bartels)

New Ghana sensation Abdul Majeed Waris has scored nine Ligue 1 goals in 2014 – more than any other player in the league – except Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The former Swedish league goal king opens up for a lengthy chat (by GH One TV’s Samuel Bartels, with Nathan Quao and Jesse Amponsah)

And who wins our Samsung Galaxy S3 mini this week?

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Special Ghana edition with 19 days to kickoff of Brazil 2014. Featuring:

– Ghana boss Kwesi Appiah gives a very, very rare exposé into the way he tactics are shaped, why he thinks the way he does and how a recent trip to Liverpool FC has altered his perceptions about player scouting and analytics (courtesy Standard Chartered Bank and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation).

– Asamoah Gyan tells of how dangerous Cristiano Ronaldo will be, importance of winning the first World Cup game vs USA and how *that* penalty misses in 2010 spurs him to redeem Ghana’s place in World Cup history (with Samuel Bartels, GH One TV)

– Algeria have named a not-to-surprising but nonetheless slightly-shocking 30-man team for the World Cup. What’s there to look out for? (with Maher Mezahi)

Who wins our Samsung Galaxy S3 mini this week?

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com. Aired: May 2, 2014.

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It’s a Nigeria special edition as the Super Eagles become one of the first African countries to name a provisional 2014 World Cup team:

– Exclusive interview with Peter “the prodigal son” Osaze Odemwingie who touches on  (with Oluwashina Okeleji)

– Detailed team profile of Super Eagles with Stephen Keshi, Vincent Enyeama and John Obi Mikel

– Ghana’s Andre Dede Ayew tells us that he wants to stay in Marseille and rubbishes rumours of €10m links with Napoli and more

– We do a part 2 with Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah who speaks about interference in selection of squad for Brazil World Cup,

– Nathan Quao returns with his Africans Abroad segment: top 10 Africans in Serie A.

And who wins our Samsung Galaxy S3 mini this week?

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com. Aired: May 2, 2014.

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Yaya Toure tops our top 10 African players in the EPL list but John Mikel Obi does not make it!

Interview: Former Zambia boss Herve Renard on missing the country he led to an Afcon trophy, development of Stopila Sunzu and Nathan Sinkala plus will he come back to Africa?

Interview: Ghana striker Jordan Ayew speaks about his football priorities for club and country with the looming World Cup.

Interview: In part 1 of an insightful talk, Kwesi Appiah reveals how he feels about being given an honorary degree in the USA, preparing the Black Stars and what a typical day at the office feels like.

And who is the winner of our Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini weekly quiz?

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com. Aired: May 2, 2014.

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The Rwandan Genocide happened 20 years ago, killing over 800,000 people. But how did it affect their football?

– Interview with Rwandan journalist Usher Komugisha and ex- Rwandan footballer Musa Hakizimana.

– Will Samuel Eto’o and John Mikel Obi stay with the Blues or not? We speak to official Chelsea historian Rick Glanvill about the Africans who have helped Jose Mourinho build the teams he has managed.

– Who have been the top African players in France’s Ligue 1, statistically? Nathan Quao does a quick top 10 profile. And who is the winner of our Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini weekly quiz?

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com. Aired: April 25, 2014.

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In this edition, Yaya Toure lashes out at our anti-African football world, Marcel Desailly speaks exclusively to us, as does West Brom and DRC star Youssouf Mulumbu.

Desailly explains Africa’s backward role in the EPL’s dominance on the continent while Youssouf Mulumbu talks about life under new boss Pepe Mel, his versatile style, his recollections of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last EPL game which ended 5-5 vs West Brom and the relegation battle.

But the show mainly focuses on the quashed allegations leveled against South Africa boss Gordon Igesund that mirror the cracks in the system (with exhaustive analysis by Mazola Molefe of The Sowetan newspaper in Johannesburg).

Plus, Nathan Quao returns with his usual dose of “Africans Abroad”. And who is the winner of our Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini weekly quiz?

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Presented by @garyalsmith and produced by Nathan Quao/@garyalsmith for Citi FM & Supersport.com. Aired: April 18, 2014.

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– Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor speaks to us exclusively about his Tottenham form (with Dotun Tenubi)

– We hear from Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah as he marks two years in charge (analysis with BBC’s Michael Oti-Adjei and Power FM’s Christopher Opoku)

–  Then we take an extensive look at Algeria’s preparations for Brazil 2014 (with Maher Mezahi). Plus the usual dose of ‘Africans Abroad’.

– And who is the winner of our Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini weekly quiz? You can win too! (click here)

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & supersport.com. Aired: April 11, 2014.

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– Sacked Ethiopia coach Sewnet Bishaw headlines today’s edition in an exclusive interview – he says Nigeria cheated their way to the 2014 World Cup!

– We get updated on the short-list for the Ethiopia job (with Jerry Kwame Ayensu & Betemariam Hailu in Addis Ababa)

– Another big interview with German coaching legend Ottmar Hitzfield as he talks African player stereotypes, his top 4 African players of all time, thoughts on Berti Vogts, the uniqueness of Giovane Élber and the Mario Basler problem.

– Plus, big-name footballers debate administrators on the sense in sending WAGs to the World Cup.

– And also, the ‘Africans Abroad’ staple with Nathan Quao.

Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com. Aired: April 04, 2014.

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This week’s edition of FC Africa from #CitiSports and supersport.com is loaded.

Gary Al-Smith wades through the waters with an exclusive interview with Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi, whose short-term future seems shaky (with BBC’s Oluwashina Okeleji).

We are in la Cote d’Ivoire for street reactions after their government named a $5.4 million budget for the 2014 World Cup (with supersport.com’s Kingsley Kobo).

We get analysis of how Qatar 2022 World Cup scandals would affect Africa in the long run (with MidEast football expert James Dorsey).

And Nathan Quao returns with a loaded 10-minute ‘Africans Abroad’ segment. ALSO, we announce the first winner of a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini in our weekly quiz!

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Presented by Gary Al-Smith and produced by Nathan Quao/Gary Al-Smith for Citi FM & Supersport.com.

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Mamadou Gaye is back!

In this edition, the hugely popular and controversial Ivorian football analyst says no African country will go past the group stage of Brazil 2014!

Plus, we touch base with our Portuguese and American guys (Alfredo Curardo and Juan Arango) who gauge reaction to the World Cup budget of their countries.

In Abuja, Nigeria, we speak to people who are clearly scandalized with the $11m the federal government has given for spending in Brazil. For perspective, our resident financial analyst, Godfred Akoto-Boafo explores what African countries stand to gain fiscally from the tournament.

And we move on to get a wrap of this weekend’s African Champions League from football blogger Oluwada Lotfi.

We finish with Nathan Quao’s extensive weekly ‘Africans Abroad’ preview.

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