EPISODE · Dec 19, 2014 · 14 MIN
19 Dec: Youth Football in Africa
from Planet Sport Football Africa · host Passion for Sport
This week we take a look youth football in Africa and ask if the continent is serious enough in youth football. Nigeria have won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup four times, Ghana have won it twice, and have also won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, showing that there is great talent in Africa at youth level, but youth coaches of many African countries feel that they are not getting the support that they need. We hear from youth coaches in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Namibia.
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This week we take a look youth football in Africa and ask if the continent is serious enough in youth football. Nigeria have won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup four times, Ghana have won it twice, and have also won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, showing that there is great talent in Africa at youth level, but youth coaches of many African countries feel that they are not getting the support that they need. We hear from youth coaches in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Namibia.
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