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Wanyama makes Kenya 100th country to have players in EPL

Victor Wanyama is the only footballer from East Africa to play in the world’s most popular and richest league. File

When Victor Wanyama donned the shirt of his new club Southampton FC on August 17 for the game against West Bromich Albion, he made Kenya the 100th country to have a player in the English Premier League.

But, while this was an important milestone in Kenyan football history, it remains a fact that Wanyama is the only footballer from East Africa to play in the world’s most popular and richest league.

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