Afcon fan apologizes to wife and kids after asking for woman's number in viral clip
AN IVORY COAST fan has apologized to his wife and children after being featured in a viral video asking another woman for her number during the Africa Cup of Nations.
Anselme Santos attended his host country's Last 16 clash with reigning champions Senegal at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium on Monday.
The two African giants drew 1-1 after Ivorian star Franck Kessie canceled out Habib Diallo's opener.
But it was the Emerse Fae side who secured their ticket to the quarter-finals, where they will face Mali after eliminating Sadio Mane and co on penalties.
Kessie scored the winning penalty, but it was Santos who became the talk of the town after the dramatic encounter with Afcon.
The fan was spotted talking closely to a woman in the stands as other Ivorian supporters celebrated around them.
The lady seemed clearly uninterested by the approach, but he insists it was just friendly banter during the “euphoria” of Ivory Coast's triumph.
Santos later revealed that he was “saddened” and “very angry” with himself after watching the viral video, and subsequently apologized to the woman and her entire family.
The father also asked for forgiveness from his own family who watched him in the stands.
Santos told Life TV: “Since we got to the hotel, we were with the Senegal fans, we had fun, we danced, we ate, we took the bus to the stadium, everyone had fun.
“We arrived at the stadium, we had the first goal, the Senegal fans tried to tease us, but that's the game.
“In the stadium we are having fun, everyone is happy. If you went to the stadium to be sad, that is not good. If the Senegal fans were on one side and we were on the other side, there would be no atmosphere are.
“So that's how you saw it in the video, I was sitting further away [away from the woman] and I was walking downstairs when I saw her waving the Senegalese flag.
“In the euphoria we have fun, we tease each other, I said to her: 'Give me your number.'
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“I didn't insist and when she didn't want to, I went back to my girlfriend nearby in the stands. I haven't seen her again.
“I don't think it was pushing, it was just fun in the stadium, we were bantering, I didn't go to the stadium to pick up a woman.
“When I say, 'Give me your number, give me your number,' it's not necessarily because I wanted their number, we had fun, it's all good.
“When I got back to the hotel, I saw the video on all social networks. When I saw it, it honestly made me sad.
“I am a father, I have a family, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize [to] my family, my children, my wife.
“And then I take this opportunity to ask forgiveness from this lady, her family, her community, her husband, her children. We had fun and it happened, but honestly I'm very angry about what happened.”