Awkward! Footballer thanks wife AND girlfriend on live TV
Ghanaian star Mohammed Anas has thanked his wife and girlfriend after winning man of the match in a South African football match.
The striker for Free State Stars made the unfortunate slip of the tongue in a post-match interview on live TV.
"And I appreciate my wife and my girlfriend. Sorry to say, I mean my wife, my wife!" Anas said.
A video of the incident posted to Twitter quickly went viral.
I can't stop laughing Mohammed Anas is a legend, maybe it was indeed a honest mistake 😂😂😂😂
— Gastro (@Gastro_o) March 17, 2017
Shame poor guy! I think it's just english issues, wife and girlfriend are the same person. @garyalsmith @Gastro_o
— I'm batman..shhh! (@plenty_OToole) March 17, 2017
@garyalsmith @clydegoal Let me try defend this one. Perhaps long time girlfriend he recently marrIed. Been used to the term GF than wifey😎
— Derrick_Okraku (@Derrick_Okraku) March 17, 2017
Let's hope his wife forgives him.
The hilarious interview reminds us of Rafa Nadal's effort during the Australian Open, in which he discussed his girlfriend.