Sports Gazette

The sports magazine brought to you by the next generation of sport writers

3. The Growth of African Football since AFCON’s Creation | Jonny Coffey

January 3, 2024
,
Ptichside with Toby Reynolds - Episode 3

On this episode of Pitchside, Toby is joined by the Sports Gazette’s Football Editor, Jonny Coffey to discuss African football and how it has grown since the creation of AFCON.

Together they look at early Africa Cup of Nations, how football has grown since and the respect African players receive now, as well as the future of African football.

To stay up to date on the episodes, make sure to follow the podcast on social media.

Instagram – @pitchside_podcast

Twitter – @toby_reynolds10

TikTok – @tobyreynolds10

To listen to the last episode, head over to Spotify, Apple Podcasts or the Sports Gazette.

To see more of Jonny’s work, head over to his twitter or you can read his work for the Sports Gazette here.

Embed from Getty Images

Authors

  • Toby Reynolds

    Toby is the cricket editor at the Sports Gazette. For the last three years, he has been a radio host and podcaster at URN. He also enjoys F1, rugby and football. Having written his dissertation on rugby union salary caps, Toby loves to explore tactical trends and use statistics to back up his arguments, as well as trying to disprove the saying that “stats are for prats”. https://linktr.ee/tobyreynolds

    View all posts

  • Jonny Coffey

    Jonny Coffey, 21, is a London-based sports journalist focusing on football. Fascinated by tactics, Coffey is famed for his introduction of inverted full backs to the second division of Cambridge college football, and his admiration for Carlo Ancelotti’s eyebrows. A lifelong Arsenal fan, his interest in analysing wing play is a thinly-veiled ploy to rave about Bukayo Saka.

    View all posts