Sonny Side of Sports - VOA Africa

Sonny zones in on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and is joined by Washington Post soccer writer Steven Goff who discusses the development of the women’s game, top contenders of this year’s global tournament and more.

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Sonny has some 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup action as he profiles Chelsea and Australian star Sam Kerr who is widely considered one of the best female strikers of all time. Plus, in other sports related news, we hear from Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur who discusses her quarterfinal match against defending champion Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon.

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Sonny kicks off Monday’s show with Morocco lifting its first CAF U-23 football trophy and other sports related news.

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The starting line for Friday’s Sonny Side of Sports is international athletics and today we hear from Anna Hall, the 2022 world championships bronze medalist in the women’s heptathlon - who discusses the U.S. holding trials this weekend for next month’s world championships in Budapest. We also hear from Gabriel Opuana, the president of the Nigerian Coaches Association, who discusses how the West African nation is preparing for the global athletics tournament.

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Sonny kicks off Thursday’s show by spotlighting South Africa’s women’s national football team, affectionately known as “Banyana Banyana,” whose captain, Refiloe Jane, says are hoping to put on a good show at the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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Sonny kicks off Wednesday’s show with a preview of the CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations final that will pit Morocco against Egypt. Plus, Sonny has a birthday salute for U.S. Women’s national football team player Megan Rapinoe, who is part of the squad that will be playing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup set to kick off in two weeks.

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On Tuesday’s show:

Reporter and VOA contributor, Mike Mbonye sits down with Quattara Fetigui, the vice president of the Ivory Coast Basketball Federation, to discuss the West African nation’s preparations for the men’s FIBA Basketball World Cup, set to be hosted in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines from Aug. 25- Sept. 10.

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Sonny kicks off Monday’s show with football related news where American striker Jesus Ferreira became the first player of the U.S. men’s national team (USMNT) to record consecutive hattricks after the North American nation defeated Trinidad and Tobago 6-0, to advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. We also update on the CAF23 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Morocco.

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On Friday’s Sonny Side of Sports:

South African wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane is set to compete at the prestigious Wimbledon tournament, which starts July 3, in England.

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On Thursday’s show we hear from Progress Moyo, a representative of Zimbabwe's “Gems,” the Southern African nation's national netball team that hopes to sparkle at the World Cup set to be held in Cape Town South Africa for the first time from July 29 to August 6.

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