'It doesn't get any better than this': Fans love Chris Kamara's healthy reaction to football's return

Chris Kamara is finally back reporting on football and fans are delighted to see him back on their screens.

The former player turned popular pundit was forced to leave Sky Sports football on Saturday 2022 when he was diagnosed with apraxia.

Apraxia is a neurological condition that affects speech and forced Kamara to stop broadcasting.

However, after more than two years away from football, he returned to our screens on Boxing Day to help with Amazon Prime coverage.

Kamara has reunited with his former colleague and talkSPORT breakfast presenter Jeff Stelling and was assigned to cover Nottingham ForestThe match against Tottenham.

During his afternoon presentation, Kamara said, “Thank you, Jeff.

“I have the best game of the day.

“When Amazon called me, I thought they wanted me to deliver packages, but they said it was the game.”

Stelling then asked Kamara how he was feeling.

He said, “I’m great, Jeff.

“Getting that call to tell me I was playing in this game was the biggest boost of my life.”

Throughout it all, Kamara is laughing and extremely positive, and you can tell he's delighted to be back.

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It is clear that we have missed his enthusiasm and passion for football because fans reacted quickly to this clip of Kamara.

One said: “Nothing better than this.”

Another added: “He's one of the best in the business.”

Someone else said: “How beautiful Kammy. It's great to see you back.”

Finally, another added: “I love watching it.”

Kamara didn't have to wait long until he was called into action as Nottingham Forest opened the scoring against Tottenham just 28 minutes into the game at the City Ground.

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Morgan Gibbs-White entered midfield and played a behind-the-back pass to Anthony Elanga, who coolly finished beyond Fraser Forster.

It's been a long journey for Kamara, who has openly admitted how difficult it has been to deal with apraxia.

The former Sky Sports man spoke in great detail about his mental health battles.

During an interview on Good Morning Britain in 2023, he said: “My apologies to everyone who has a speech disorder because it doesn't define who you are.

“It bothers me to talk about it, because I was in denial, I was ashamed of not being able to speak.”

In another interview, he also revealed that he did not feel fit to play his role.

He said: “It's strange because now I feel like a fraud in terms of streaming – I'm no longer bringing to the table what I used to do.

“So that's hard. I feel like I'm doing these shows and they don't get the best out of me, but they tolerate me. That's what it feels like.”

But after all that, he's come a long way.