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Victor Wanyama Street in Tanzania axed after a day Victor Wanyama Street in Tanzania axed after a day
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Tottenham and Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama was honoured in Tanzania on Saturday by having a street named after him in Dar es Salaam.Tottenham and Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama was honoured in Tanzania on Saturday by having a street named after him in Dar es Salaam.
But the gesture looks to have been short-lived as local websites showed a picture of the street sign being taken away the following day.But the gesture looks to have been short-lived as local websites showed a picture of the street sign being taken away the following day.
A statement from the local Ubungo council said procedures to rename a street had not been observed.A statement from the local Ubungo council said procedures to rename a street had not been observed.
There has been no reaction so far from Wanyama, who turned 26 on Sunday.There has been no reaction so far from Wanyama, who turned 26 on Sunday.
The footballer was in Tanzania on holiday and had attended a local tournament in the suburb of Ubungo.The footballer was in Tanzania on holiday and had attended a local tournament in the suburb of Ubungo.
Tottenham signed Wanyama from Southampton last July for $11m on a five-year deal.Tottenham signed Wanyama from Southampton last July for $11m on a five-year deal.
BBC Africa football correspondent Stanley Kwenda says that Wanyama is the poster boy of East African football, and that in the absence of a strong national football team from the region he is the face of the game there.
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