29 May Sundowns take CAF Champions League - African World Cup squads - Ismael Saibari - UEFA Champions League final

About this episode

This episode discusses the CAF Champions League victory by Mamelodi Sundowns, African World Cup squads, and the performance of African players in Europe, including an interview with Ismael Saibari.

This week we talk about the CAF Champions League , with Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa winning a second title. We take a look at the World Cup squads for the African teams, with Achraf Hakimi, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Antoine Semenyo among the stars set to feature. As the European season comes to an end, we’re taking a look at some of the top African players around Europe this season, and this week we’re going to the smaller leagues, including the Dutch Eredivisie, with Morocco midfielder Ismael Saibari , taking the title with PSV. And with the Uefa Champions League final on this Saturday, Stuart looks at possible reasons as to why the EPL clubs struggled in the final rounds.

People in this episode

Host: Stuart

Guest: Ismael Saibari

Topics covered

• CAF Champions League
• World Cup squads
• African players in Europe
• EPL clubs performance
• Ismael Saibari
• UEFA Champions League final

Keywords

• CAF Champions League
• Mamelodi Sundowns
• World Cup squads
• Ismael Saibari
• UEFA Champions League
• African players
• EPL clubs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mamelodi Sundowns, PSV, UEFA Champions League

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