Sonny Side of Sports - VOA Africa

Riyad Mahrez and "The Desert Foxes" of Algeria are hoping to hoist the Nations Cup trophy once again.

Defending champion Algeria is grouped with Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Cameroon.

On Tuesday's show, African football analyst Fisayo Dairo will take a look at Algeria's Nations Cup chances, and Sonny will have more Nations Cup news. The tournament kicks off on Sunday, January 9, with a match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso in the capital, Yaounde.

Riyad Mahrez and "The Desert Foxes" of Algeria are hoping to hoist the Nations Cup trophy once again.

Defending champion Algeria is grouped with Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Cameroon.

On Tuesday's show, African football analyst Fisayo Dairo will take a look at Algeria's Nations Cup chances, and Sonny will have more Nations Cup news. The tournament kicks off on Sunday, January 9, with a match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso in the capital, Yaounde.

The Media Officer for Nigeria's national men's football team, Babafemi Raji, talks about preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon on Monday's show.

Babafemi (L) is not shy about voicing his opinions, as this photo with Sonny from 2016 makes clear.

Nigeria will play Egypt in its opening Nations Cup match on January 11 in Garoua, Cameroon. Sonny also has more Nations Cup news and lots of other sporty stuff on his first show of 2022, so please tune in!!

The Media Officer for Nigeria's national men's football team, Babafemi Raji, talks about preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon on Monday's show.

Babafemi (L) is not shy about voicing his opinions, as this photo with Sonny from 2016 makes clear.

Nigeria will play Egypt in its opening Nations Cup match on January 11 in Garoua, Cameroon. Sonny also has more Nations Cup news and lots of other sporty stuff on his first show of 2022, so please tune in!!

Olympic bronze medalist and former world triathlon champion Katie Zaferes is one of the American athletes who gets a SHOUT OUT on Sonny's final show of 2021.

Sonny will chat with Dan Friedell about some of the sports highlights in the USA this past year.

On the New Year's Eve edition of the show, Sonny will talk about the history of the Sonny Side of Sports, and he will also reflect on two late VOA colleagues who made a big impact on programming at the Voice of America.

Olympic bronze medalist and former world triathlon champion Katie Zaferes is one of the American athletes who gets a SHOUT OUT on Sonny's final show of 2021.

Sonny will chat with Dan Friedell about some of the sports highlights in the USA this past year.

On the New Year's Eve edition of the show, Sonny will talk about the history of the Sonny Side of Sports, and he will also reflect on two late VOA colleagues who made a big impact on programming at the Voice of America.

African football analyst Emmanuel Okara (in photo) looks at the teams in Group D (Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau) at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament on Thursday's show. Also on the program, Mugume Davis Rwakaringi looks back at some of the highlights this year in Ugandan athletics.

Team Uganda tallied a record four medals at the Tokyo Olympics, and we'll hear from several Ugandan Olympic medal winners.

African football analyst Emmanuel Okara (in photo) looks at the teams in Group D (Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau) at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament on Thursday's show. Also on the program, Mugume Davis Rwakaringi looks back at some of the highlights this year in Ugandan athletics.

Team Uganda tallied a record four medals at the Tokyo Olympics, and we'll hear from several Ugandan Olympic medal winners.

Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo had a lot to smile about this year, which he describes as amazing on Wednesday's show.

The 21-year-old Kiplimo won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and set a new half marathon world record (57:31) in Portugal.

Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has a feature on Kiplimo. Also on the program, Sonny remembers Hall of Fame American football coach and broadcaster John Madden, who died at age 85.

Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo had a lot to smile about this year, which he describes as amazing on Wednesday's show.

The 21-year-old Kiplimo won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and set a new half marathon world record (57:31) in Portugal.

Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has a feature on Kiplimo. Also on the program, Sonny remembers Hall of Fame American football coach and broadcaster John Madden, who died at age 85.