World Football: East & Central Africa special

In a special edition of World Football, Peter Musembi travels through Kenya, Ethiopia and DR Congo.

A poster of the Zaire Leopards

He's on a mission to try and find out why teams from Eastern and Central Africa are failing to find success on the football pitch.

The last time a team from this region reached the World Cup finals was Zaire way back in 1974.

Peter travels from Kibera - the biggest slum in Africa - to the national stadium in Addis Ababa and onto Kinshasa.

Kenya

Peter travels to Africa's biggest slum, Kibera to find out about the passion for the English Premier League football and the disinterest in local football. He also speaks to Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the Chairman of Football Kenya Limited, Mohamed Hatimy.

Ethiopia

Peter travels to the Addis Ababa national stadium to find out why the country can produce top long distance runners but not footballers. He also speaks to the President of Ethiopia's Football Federation, Sahlu Gabrewold Gabremariam and the Serbian coach of the Ethiopian club champions St George - Sadovich Micho.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

And finally, Peter goes to an African Confederation Cup match in Kinshasa and speaks to the President of the DR Congo FA, Omari Selemani. He also speaks to a member of the 1974 Zaire World Cup team, Mwepu Ilunga - who was involved in one of the most memorable moments in World Cup history.

Peter also speaks to the Secretary General of the regional football body CECAFA - Nicolas Musony and the Kenya-based journalist and author of Africa Kicks, Steve Bloomfield.

First broadcast on 28 May 2010