East African football

Profile Mbwana Samatta: the Tanzanian striker who became his country’s first Premier League player Mbwana Samatta, born in Dar es Salaam in 1992, won the CAF Champions League with TP Mazembe, scored goals for Genk in Belgium and the Champions League, and in 2020 became the first Tanzanian to play in the Premier League with Aston Villa. Profile Victor Wanyama: the Kenyan midfielder who scored against Barcelona and reached the Premier League Victor Wanyama, born in Nairobi in 1991, became one of East Africa's most successful footballers. He scored for Celtic in a famous win over Barcelona in 2012, then played in the Premier League for Southampton and Tottenham, and captained Kenya.