Sky Sports legend Chris Kamara leaves fans astonished with throwback '16 going on 36' photo from academy days | The Sun

CHRIS KAMARA has posted an incredible throwback picture on social media.

The Sky Sports legend has become a massive fans' favourite during his decades as a player and broadcaster.

Kamara, 65, began his long career as a 16-year-old at Portsmouth in the 1970s.

Despite hailing from Middlesbrough, Kammy found himself on the South Coast after joining the Royal Navy.

Pompey spotted him playing for the Navy's football team before promptly signing him up.

Kamara released a new autobiography earlier this month, entitled "My Unbelievable Life".

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Advertising an upcoming book signing in Portsmouth, he uploaded a throwback snap of himself as a 16-year-old proudly wearing his Pompey kit.

Despite his tender years, Kamara already sported a handlebar moustache in the picture.

Captioning his snap, Kammy joked: "From Shakey Wakey to Portsmouth this afternoon 🥳

"Pompey where my Football career began 49 years ago 👴🏽 16 but looking 36 🤣😂 dodgy birth certificate 😂"

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Fans loved Kamara's snap, with one writing: "16? You’re having a laugh."

And a second asked: "Did you start shaving at 12?"

A third joked: "If it’s any consolation, you didn’t age after this pic and stayed 36."

While another added: "Hairstyle and stash currently on trend!"

Kamara quit Sky Sports at the end of the 2021-22 season after 24 years with the broadcaster.

He had become an iconic figure on Soccer Saturday alongside Jeff Stelling and Co.

Prior to leaving Sky he was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, leaving him with a condition that affects his speech.

He explained how he felt like a “fraud” following his apraxia of speech diagnosis

In his new book Kamara opens up on his condition, writing: "I’m going to admit something now, something I’ve never mentioned before. It’s hard for me to talk about, so bear with me.

"I worried about where I was going to end up. Would my physical and neurological deterioration just keep going and going? And I worried more about the effect it would have on those around me.

“I’m a man who has always wanted to help, to provide, to love and nurture those around me. And now I could only see myself as a burden. A shell of the man I used to be that they would be left to look after."

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