Ghana's 2015 AFCON Revelation Begins Commentary Career with the BBC

Ghana's 2015 AFCON Revelation Begins Commentary Career with the BBC

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Ghana forward Kwesi Appiah took his sit on the commentary desk of the BBC during an FA Cup game between Chelsea and Crystal Palace
  • Kwesi Appiah, who made a name for himself at the Nations Cup in 2015, look set for a career in commentary
  • The Crawley Town attacker took the role of a summarizer as his former club Crystal Palace faced Chelsea on Sunday

Kwesi Appiah is preparing himself for a career after the game after he took his sit on the commentary desk of the BBC in an FA Cup game on Sunday.

The Ghana international was the summarizer during the game between his former club Crystal Palace and London rivals Chelsea, in the semi-final of the FA Cup.

In a photo posted on Instagram, spotted by Sports Brief, Kwesi Appiah seemed to be enjoying his new found job, and could switch the pitch for the microphones sooner than later.

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Kwesi Appiah runs commentary during Chelsea vs Crystal Palace game. Credit: @kwes1.appiah
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The 31-year-old is remembered in Ghana for being the revelation at AFCON 2015, when the Black Stars got to the finals and lost to Ivory Coast.

Despite showing promise at the competition, injuries affected his returned to the Black Stars.

These days Appiah plays for English League Two side Crawley Town.

Kwesi Appiah signs new contract at Crawley Town

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that former Ghana international Kwesi Appiah has expressed delight after inking a new deal with English League Two outfit Crawley Town FC.

The 31-year-old forward was among ten first-team players of the club to have extended their stay with Crawley Town.

In a post on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, Kwesi Appiah intimated his satisfaction with the new deal after joining the Reds in August 2021 on an initial one-year deal.

Thomas Tuchel makes big promise to Chelsea after reaching FA Cup finals

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has promised to lead the Blues' revenge on Liverpool ahead of their FA Cup final meeting.

The two English heavyweights are scheduled to face off in the final of the competition this season.

The meeting will be a repeat of the Carabao Cup final back in February when the two sides squared off at Wembley Stadium.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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