{"id":8012,"date":"2014-03-14T20:09:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=8012"},"modified":"2014-04-10T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T12:01:00","slug":"fc-africa-ep-2-leon-balogun-interview-soweto-derby-ref-death-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/fc-africa-ep-2-leon-balogun-interview-soweto-derby-ref-death-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Africa ep 2: Leon Balogun interview, Soweto Derby &#038; ref death in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Audio: 46min 13sec<br \/>\nFirst aired: 14 Mar 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FC Africa ep 2: Leon Balogun interview, Soweto Derby &amp; ref death in Ghana by Citi97.3\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F139616821&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;maxheight=750&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, the show is recorded in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gary Al-Smith on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/garyalsmith\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Al-Smith<\/a> explores a preview of Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs ahead of the Soweto Derby on Saturday. 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