Former midfielder Kamara played for a host of English clubs, going on to manage the Bantams and Stoke before becoming a popular pundit and presenter on Sky Sports as well as working on ITV’s Ninja Warrior show.
Kamara says he will always be grateful that his time at Bradford City helped him to forge his successful TV career, with the manager-turned-pundit getting his first chance on TV while he was Bantams boss in 1997. He was sacked from his role at Valley Parade the following year and after a brief spell at Stoke City he moved into analysis on Sky Sports.
There was a huge outpouring of support when Kamara went public about being diagnosed with apraxia of speech (AOS), a rare neurological disorder which slows down his speech and thought processes.
Chris Kamara enjoying his time at Bradford City Kamara left Soccer Saturday in 2022 after 24 years with Sky Sports – working alongside studio host Jeff Stelling – and had explored his AOS diagnosis in a documentary for ITV, Lost For Words.
The 66-year-old travelled to Mexico to take part in some clinical trials to aid his ongoing rehabilitation and had been able to continue with pre-recorded voiceover work as well as podcasts.
Chris Kamara at Valley Parade during a charity event in 2017Kamara confirmed he has now been asked to be part of Amazon Prime Video’s live coverage over the festive season, which will see Spurs travel to the City Ground on December 26.
“Best phone call ever this afternoon inviting me to do the Forest v Spurs game on Boxing Day, reporting back to the Unbelievable Jeff Stelling in the studio,” Kamara said in a post on X.
Chris Kamara is a popular broadcaster “I thought I was done, so it’s a big thank you Amazon. I’m back.”
In a reply to Kamara’s post, Stelling wrote: “And I am looking forward to it as much as you mate. There’s a goal at the City ground but for who Chris Kamara?…”
Kamara has often spoken to the T&A of his fondness for Bradford.
Chris Kamara is an enthusiastic broadcaster _(Image: PA)_ He said previously: "When I played for Bradford, I started scoring goals again which was great. I enjoyed it.
"I had great memories from my time at Bradford, taking them to [Wembley](http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/playoff_final/playoff_news/). I was the first manager to take Bradford to Wembley. I always knew we would win the final.
"We had 30,000 plus fans at Wembley, they had 12,000 fans.
"The parade in Bradford afterwards was just amazing, in the town hall looking down on everybody there."