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The Ivorian football fan who was captured in a viral video having what appeared to be an intimate conversation with a lady at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium during the match between Senegal and Ivory Coast on Monday, January 29, 2024, has been identified as Anselme Santos.<\/strong><\/p>\n The man who has now become a social media meme was captured whispering into the ears of an aesthetically pleasing woman after Ivory Coast snatched the equalizer against Senegal.<\/p>\n Anselme Santos has now detailed the story behind the conversation, disclosing that he was requesting the contact details of the lady.<\/p>\n He explained further that he was unsuccessful in his pursuit of the lady and consequently apologized for his actions.<\/p>\n In his apology, he explained to his wife and children that he was overtaken by adrenaline and over-excitement and that he fully regrets his action.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the euphoria, I told [the woman in the video] \u2018Give me your number\u2019. It wasn\u2019t mean, but she didn\u2019t want to. So I didn\u2019t insist. I would like to take this chance to apologise to my wife and my children,\u201d Actu Foot quotes him to have said.<\/p>\n Hosts Ivory Coast eliminated champions Senegal in the latest shocker instalment at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.<\/p>\n The Elephants on Monday (January 29) took on the red-hot Teranga Lions in a round-of-16 game played at Stade de Yamoussoukro.<\/p>\n The Ivorians, came into the game with an interim coach, having suffered consecutive defeats to Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n In 90 minutes of the game, a strike from Habib Diallo was cancelled out by a penalty kick converted by Frank Kessie.<\/p>\n After a goalless extra time, the game had to be separated through a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n The hosts showed class and secured a 5-4 win to knock out Senegal while advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFCON.<\/p>\n