Astute Sports Anchor for the Ghana Broadcasting Company (GBC), Benjamin Willie Graham has been appointed by CAF as one of the lead commentators for the Total African Cup of Nations which will be stage in Egypt in June this year.
The Senior Editor for GBC Radio’s Sports Office who has risen to become the best television commentator in the country will be handling matches in both Group C and D of the 24 countries competition.
Graham, 35, who has over fourteen years experience in Journalism will be running commentaries on both groups comprising of Senegal, Algeria, Kenya and Tanzania as well as Morocco, Namibia, Cote d’ivore and South Africa.
The 32nd edition of the prestigious tournament on the African continent will for the very first time be competed by twenty-four countries with defending Champions Cameroon alongside Ghana, Cote d’ivore, Algeria, Nigeria etc determined to make history.
BRIEF PROFILE ABOUT GRAHAM
Benjamin Willie Graham has risen to become one of Ghana’s best television sports commentators. Born on November 19, 1983, silky-voiced Graham has 14 years experience in journalism and he is now a Senior Operations Officer (Editor), Sports Office at GBC, and a sports commentator at Ghana Television (GTV).
He also worked with South African outfit, SuperSports, as a commentator on the Ghana Premier League before joining Star Times, which later acquired the broadcasting right from the Ghana Football Association for the local league.
The Nzema born Sports journalist has worked on FIFA World cups (2010, 2014) as a radio commentator for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The young energetic and articulate presenter has gradually become the toast of sports listeners in Ghana with his soft voice and good communication skills. Graham was the lead commentator for the 2017 West Africa Football Union hosted in Ghana, he then moved to Morocco the following year ( 2018) to commentate in the Championship for African Nation tournament (CHAN).
At the 2018 Total CAF Women’s African Cup of nations, Graham once again proved his worth as the lead commentator for the tournament. Graham has also worked with seasoned commentators like Barry Lambert, Paul Dempsey and Steve Vickers for Fox sports Africa. He holds a Masters Degree in Media Management from the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
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