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The 15-year-old slapped Ankara in the center court after losing the match to Ghana. He appeared to reach for a handshake, but slapped Ankra in the face. The incident was captured by the audience present there and its video soon went viral.
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Number 1 seeded player Michael Kouame from France slaps Raphael Nii Ankrah after losing in the ongoing TGF ITF jnrs world tour at the Accra sports stadium pic.twitter.com/pj4WjfifXZ
— KENNETH KWESI GIBSON (@Kwesi_Gibson) April 4, 2022
After the slap, a video posted on social media showed that there was a lot of controversy later.
The footage was initially shared by the Functional Tennis Podcast, which said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that the video would be removed. According to the New York Post, however, a tennis coach took the video and posted it on Twitter, after which it went viral. It has been viewed more than 7.38 lakh times on Twitter.
Coumé, a French tennis player, was at the top of the competition, but lost the opening set to his opponent. He won the second set, taking the match to a tie-break.
There was also a tough fight for the tie-break but Ankara emerged victorious in the end. The final score was 6-2, 6-7, 7-6.
The people of Ghana were stunned by the slap of Koume and, during the brawl, argued with the French player. It is not clear what prompted the Qaum to attack Ankara.
— KENNETH KWESI GIBSON (@Kwesi_Gibson) April 4, 2022
Ankara have now advanced to the second round where they will face Ghana’s Ishmael née Norte Dovuona.
He also appeared in doubles matches against Italy’s David Brunetti and France’s Michel Kouk.
The joy of the birth of the child was made special, the family reached home by helicopter
