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📸: The U.S. ambassador to Ivory Coast, Jessica Davis Ba, speaks to VOA at the embassy in Abidjan about the Africa Cup of Nations on January 14, 2024.

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South African fans sang, danced and waved their national flag in celebration of the Springboks' close 29-28 win against France in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal played in Paris on Sunday. South Africa's next match will be against England for a place in the final.

Sporty Greetings! On today’s #SonnySideofSports, we spotlight the U.S. Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 where @DwyaneWade was among the inductees. Plus, Prince Nesta reports on the opening weekend of @premierleague This and more at 1630 UTC HERE: bit.ly/3OSvIPk

And they had a one-player advantage throughout extra time after England’s Lauren James was shown a red card for stamping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie. This story and more on today's show at 16:30 UTC bit.ly/41B7369

Sporty Greetings, #Nigeria's Super Falcons were eliminated from the #FIFA #WomensWorldCup World Cup after their defeat against #England. The Nigerian team hit the bar twice during 90 minutes of scoreless football before the shootout.

The Voice of America’s English to Africa (E2A) service @VOAAfrica marks its 60th anniversary of delivering impactful news, captivating stories and fostering understanding across the African continent.

📸: As the Voice of America’s English to Africa service marks its 60th anniversary, here is a photo collage of some of the dedicated journalists who have shaped the service's legacy.

Sporty Greetings! Sonny kicks off Monday’s show with football related news where @Jesusfcd27 became the first player of @USMNT to record consecutive hat tricks after the U.S. defeated Trinidad and Tobago 6-0.

Sonny will be serving you this and more sports related news on Friday’s show at 1630 UTC HERE: voaafrica.com/sonnyside-spor…

Sporty Greetings! On Friday’s #SonnySideofSports : South African wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane is set to compete at the prestigious @Wimbledon tournament, which starts July 3, in England.

This and other sports related updates on today’s #SonnySideofSports at 1630 UTC HERE: voaafrica.com/sonnyside-spor…

Sporty Greetings! 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 from July 29 to August 6.

This and more on today’s #SonnySideofSports at 1630 UTC HERE: voaafrica.com/sonnyside-spor…

Sporty Greetings! On Today’s Sonny Side of Sports: Sonny gives us a jam-packed show of football news which will include results from the CAF U23 #AfricaCupofNations that is being held in Morocco.

This and more sports related news on today’s #SonnySideofSports at 1630 UTC HERE: voaafrica.com/sonnyside-spor…

Sporty Greetings! Sonny tips off today’s show with news from the annual draft of the @NBA that was held in New York City where 19-year-old French phenom Victor Wembanyama was the top pick by @spurs .

@USWNT and Fisayo Dairo, the chief football writer at #ACLSports, analyzes recent #AFCON qualifying matches. These stories and much more today at 1430 UTC bit.ly/3OWXr1Y

Sporty Greetings! @USWNT head coach #VlatkoAndonovski comments on his 23-player team that will try to win an unprecedented third consecutive Women's World Cup trophy. Also, Yaw Ofosu Larbi in #Accra looks at the career of #Ghana's retiring football star #AsamoahGyan

@victorosimhen9 will have a wrap of the weekend AFCON qualifiers. These stories and much more on today’s Sonny Side of Sports at 1630 UTC HERE: voaafrica.com/sonnyside-spor…

Sporty Greetings! #Napoli and #Nigeria striker @victorosimhen9 was one of the stars during a busy weekend of qualifying matches for next year's Africa Cup of Nations #AFCON football tournament in #IvoryCoast.