Content creator and American streamer, iShowSpeed has touched down in Ghana, for his much-anticipated Ghana livestream programme. The American has been in other African countries as part of his continental tour.
In the early hours of Monday, January 26, he touched down at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and seen leaving with a tight security.
His arrival was quiet and according to reports, this has been the case in every country he has visited. TheNewRepublic has sighted a video of him sitting in the waiting vehicle and granting short interview before departing to his hotel.
He was heard in the video with his Ghanaian bodyguard saying “we just landed in Ghana bro. We are excited by the turn up”.
As part of his itinerary, the 21-year old plans to race ‘the village beast’, stop at the Bukom Arena at Jamestown where the will be a boxing fight. He is likely to visit historical Cape Coast and the Kwame Nkurmah Memorial Park in Accra.
Featured prominently is his visit to GoldBod jewelry shop in Accra. Captioned “Meetishowspeed in one of our showrooms tomorrow”, the flier said.
Though brief, his visit is expected to market the country to millions across the world due to his huge following on the internet.
Before his arrival, deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) Abeiku Aggrey Santana posted on X, to express excitement about the visit. He shared a flyer showing a number of fun and cultural activities planned for the tour.
The celebrated streamer who has over 50 million YouTube subscribers alone was earlier in Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, and La Cote d’Ivoire. He has millions more on other social media platforms including Tiktok, IG. Facebook.
He averages 200, 000 plus concurrent viewership on livestreams. Sometimes his livestreams will peak around 600, 000 live viewers.
He was originally billed to spend two days in Ghana but because he extended his stay in South Africa by a day that compressed his schedules.
He will wrap up his visit to Africa in Namibia before returning to the United States (US) with his team.
By Gifty Boateng