Man Utd’s Maguire accepts apology from Ghanaian politician

Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has accepted the apology of a Ghanaian MP who mocked him throughout a parliamentary debate on the price range final yr.

Opposition lawmaker Isaac Adongo in contrast Vice-President Mahamadu Bawumia’s financial administration of the embattled West African nation to Maguire’s efficiency on the pitch.

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In an deal with shared broadly on social media final yr, Adongo in contrast Bawumia to Maguire, who he described as “the biggest threat at the centre of the Manchester United defence,”

The reference was a part of a wider speech accusing Bawumia of mismanaging the economic system and inflicting hardship on residents.

In the same debate on the 2024 price range on Tuesday, Adongo mentioned Maguire had “turned the corner” and took again his analogy.

“I now apologise to Harry Maguire,” Adongo mentioned. “He is a transformational footballer… now scoring goals for Manchester United.”

“MP Issac Adongo apology accepted,” Maguire replied on X, previously Twitter, on Wednesday.

“See you at Old Trafford soon,” he added.