Former England captain Wayne Rooney has reacted to Ghanaian MP Isaac Adongo’s public mockery of defender Harry Maguire.
Mr. Adongo, the Bolgatanga Central legislator, went viral last week after referring to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the “Economic Maguire.”
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, he compared Ghana’s dire economic situation to Maguire’s defending for Manchester United.
Rooney responded to this in his Times column, saying Maguire has been outstanding in the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup.
He went on to call Mr. Adongo’s comments “crazy,” adding that the England defender is doing well right now.
“On social media this week I saw someone in the Ghanaian parliament making fun of Harry Maguire,” Rooney wrote in his column.
“It was crazy because Harry has been outstanding at this World Cup. I predicted he would do well – because he always does well for England and never lets Gareth Southgate down. He’s simply a very good defender with a strong mentality.”
Mr. Adongo’s speech on the floor of Parliament last week drew international attention after he mocked Maguire and compared his performance to that of Dr. Bawumia.
“Harry Maguire, he’s a defender. He was tackling everybody and throwing his body everywhere. He was seen as the best defender in the world. Manchester United went and bought him,” the MP said.
“He became the biggest threat at the centre of the Manchester United defense, tackling Manchester players and giving assists to opponents.
“Mr. Speaker, you remember in this country we also have an economic Maguire. We’re clapping saying this man is the best in managing foreign terms. Mr. Speaker why we gave this Maguire the opportunity to be at the centre of our defense? He became the rest of our own goals. Our economic Maguire is taking control of the fundamentals of our economy and destroying all of them.”
Meanwhile, Maguire has been a constant in England’s World Cup squad, which has advanced to the quarterfinals and will face Germany on Saturday for a place in the final four.
