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Who is this 20-year-old that Gaza sports fans love to hear?

Award-winning sports commentator Hesham Muammar has been considered a “boy wonder” ever since he won the Watar talent competition at the age of 14. Now he has taken over management of a radio station.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Award-winning sports commentator Hesham Muammar, the youngest sports announcer on the Gaza sports scene, is going to manage the local sports radio station Amwaj for the next four months.

The appointment — a decision of Amwaj Sports owner Abdul Salam Haniyeh — marks the first time a senior management post has been given to a young student.

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