Chris Kamara in yet more Soccer Special gaffe glory as he confused Southampton striker Obafemi and Toon legend Martins
CHRIS KAMARA made yet another hilarious gaffe on Soccer Special when he mistook Southampton striker Michael Obafemi for ex Newcastle forward Obafemi Martins.
Kammy was at Selhurst Park to see Crystal Palace take on Ralph Hasenhuttl‘s Saints and just a couple of minutes into the game he got his Obafemi’s confused.
Obafemi Martins is up front for Southampton tonight!
(According to Kammy
) pic.twitter.com/uT169awAPi
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) January 21, 2020
He said: “In the first few minutes of this game it has been all Southampton, they are playing in the Crystal Palace half.
“Obafemi Martins is playing up front instead of Danny Ings… not Obafemi Martins, what is his name? Obafemi someone.
“Michael Obafemi, that’s who! Haha! I was close! I knew there was an Obafemi in there somewhere!”
Both the pundit himself and the Soccer Special studio could not contain their laughter for a number of seconds after the mistake.
Presenter Jeff Stelling added: “Obafemi Martins is the same age as Tommo (Soccer Special pundit Phil Thompson) Kammy!”
Obafemi Martins
Although veteran Nigerian striker Martins’ career has tailed off, he is nowhere near as old as Stelling jokes.
The former Newcastle hero is only 35 years old but is still more than 15 years older than his namesake, 19-year-old Obafemi.
Martins has been without a club since leaving Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in 2018.
He is best remembered for netting 28 Premier League goals in three seasons on Tyneside and scoring an 89th minute winner for Birmingham City in the 2011 League Cup final against Arsenal.
Twitter Reaction
Obafemi signed for Southampton from Leyton Orient in 2016 and the Irish international – who scored against Chelsea earlier in the season – saw the funny side after his side’s 2-0 win.
The teenager tweeted: “Hahhahaha.”
Fans mocked Kammy for his howler but his error-prone nature seems to have endeared him to much of the football community on social media.
One supporter tweeted: “freaking love Kammy – daft as a brush.”
Another suggested: “Only Kammy could get away with this.”
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It is not the first time Kammy has slipped up on live TV, the former Brentford midfielder is well known for some hilarious mishaps.
Most notably Kamara failed to realise Anthony Vanden Borre had been sent off when Portsmouth played Blackburn Rovers back in 2010.
The clip caused such a stir that it has received well over 1million views on YouTube, giving Kammy cult status.
freaking love Kammy – daft as a brush.
— TX_Maximis
(@toon_tx) January 21, 2020
Only Kammy could get away with this
— Debbie (@SFC_Debs) January 21, 2020