Onua FM/TV morning show host Captain Smart has apologised to all female sports presenters hurt by his recent admonition to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following the early exit of the Black Stars from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Captain Smart, real name Blessed Godsbrain Smart, said he is offering the apology because of the “respect” he has for women, female sports presenters in particular.
He said he was “wise” not to have minced words about his admonition to the GFA.
The firebrand tv-cum-radio presenter admonished the Association to ensure that female TV presenters stop following the Black Stars.
Speaking on Maakye on Tuesday, December 13, Captain Smart said, “I chose my words right, so I didn’t say ‘TV Female Sports Presenters’. I didn’t say that.”
He clarified that what he made reference to was TV female presenters, many of whom are on YouTube currently, he cited.
He admitted that some female sports presenters have taken this issue a “world cup” but “because of the respect I have for women. . .if you think you are hurt [as] a female sports presenter”, he apologises.
Captain Smart’s utterance stirred the anger of many journalists, female journalists in particular, with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) calling for an unqualified apology from him.
The Association, in a strongly worded statement, condemned the morning show host and said it found his utterance demeaning to female journalists in general.