When Ghanaian woman-juggler Mohammed Anas put his foot in it by thanking his wife AND his girlfriend in a post-match interview after winning a man-of-the-match award, it was the most unintentionally embarrassing acceptance speech since the makers of La La Land picked up the Best Picture award at the Oscars.
His blunder quickly went viral, but as if admitting on live TV that you’re shagging someone behind your wife’s back wasn’t enough of a hole to fall into, Anas has decided to keep digging. Ironically it was having too many holes to choose from that got him into this mess in the first place.
For the record, Anas initially got into trouble after a game for the Free State Stars last month. After being handed the MOM award, he said: “Thank you for this, I appreciate my fans. My wife and my girlfriend… I mean my wife, sorry, I love you so much from my heart.”
After the clip was picked up by every major news organisation on the planet, Anas decided to pour cold water on the scandal. Unfortunately, he picked up a bucket of oil instead.
“My family knows that I call my daughter my girlfriend. That’s what I was talking about. I don’t have a girlfriend,” the Ghanaian striker said. “I love her so much. She’s given me two beautiful children. She is fine. She knows what kind of man I am so I am not worried.”
So we’re glad that’s all cleared up. He was just referring to his daughter in a weirdly incestual way. Nothing to report here.