{"id":5018,"date":"2014-03-10T10:42:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T10:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2014-03-10T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T11:00:08","slug":"citi-fm-and-supersport-kickoff-fc-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/citi-fm-and-supersport-kickoff-fc-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi FM and Supersport kickoff &#8220;FC Africa&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780697_10152119776446107_2127066132_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4499\" alt=\"FC Africa\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780697_10152119776446107_2127066132_n-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780697_10152119776446107_2127066132_n-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780697_10152119776446107_2127066132_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Last Friday, the <strong>Citi Sports<\/strong> team premiered their new African football show called FC Africa.<\/p>\n<p>After its airing, one text message described the show as &#8220;very similar to the BBC Fast Track show of yesteryear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The description was apt, as &#8211; like that show which is now defunct &#8211; FC Africa aims to bring African football to the doorsteps of listeners around the world.<\/p>\n<p>FC Africa is a groundbreaking collaboration between Citi FM and Supersport.com, Africa\u2019s biggest football website.<\/p>\n<p>As is the tradition with Citi Sports programs, the show will be available online for listening and download, as a podcast. The show&#8217;s first airing was for just under 50 minutes and featured reports and reaction from Nigeria, Ethiopia, the USA, and the UK, with stories also from Zambia and Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click to listen\/download episode one<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/138453821&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;visual=true\" height=\"150\" width=\"50%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next episode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join the Citi Sports team for the next edition this Friday, which will have exclusive reports from Morocco, Angola, and Libya regarding the African Champions League and Confederations Cup.<\/p>\n<p>And also FC Africa will be doing a special piece on the Soweto Derby which happens this weekend as well as a comprehensive look at African players abroad.<\/p>\n<p>FC Africa, brought to you by Citi FM and Supersport.com airs at 1910GMT (2110 CAT) every Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Citi Sports team have, in the past few years, had a tradition of innovative sport programming and have been known for the wit, humour and creativity with which content is delivered.<\/p>\n<p>According to Supersport.com and the Citi Sports team, fans of the show can join the African football conversation on the following social media outlets (click to visit them): <strong><a title=\"FC Africa Facebook page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/FCAfricaRadio\">Facebook.com\/FCAfricaRadio<\/a> or <a title=\"FC Africa Twitter page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/fcafrica\">Twitter.com\/fcafrica<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Gary Al-Smith\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, the Citi Sports team premiered their new African football show called FC Africa. 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