Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama has recounted memories of his Harambee Stars debut at the tender age of 15.The 33-year-old made his Harambee Stars debut in 2007 in a match against the Super Eagles of Nigeria which had some of Africa’s greatest footballers of all time.Shikanda urges Victor Wanyama to retire at AFC LeopardsSpeaking to Football Fans Tribe on the sidelines of the CAF Awards that were held in Marrakech, Morocco, Wanyama shared his memories of the match and his feelings throughout the encounter.“Yeah. I remember playing against the mighty Nigeria at that time with great players. The likes of Kanu (Nwankou) Martins (Obafemi) Danny Shittu. It was a good team.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580158##It was a good feeling. We really had a good game and playing against the likes of Kanu and all those big players was a good experience for us to make in my international debut,” said Wanyama.The former Southampton midfielder was trusted with a start in the game with Chukwuma Akabueze scoring the lone goal in the 1-0 loss for Kenya.’Africa is worried about Kenya’ Hussein Mohammed ahead of CAF Awards in MoroccoUche Oguchi was sent off for Nigeria in the latter stages of the encounter with Wanyama going on to earn 58 caps for Harambee Stars, scoring six goals before calling his time on his international career in 2020.On matters of CAF awards, the former CF Montreal man alongside former Liverpool star Naby Keita presented Lamine Camara with the Young Player of the Year gong.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580143##The former Celtic FC midfielder also predicted the pool from which the next CAF Men’s Player of the Year might be selected from.“I don’t know but we have great players in Africa. The likes of Victor Osimhen, Salah (Mohammed), Hakimi (Achraf), Victor Boniface, Ademola Lookman…So it will be one of those that I have mentioned,” he stated.Update on Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma after injury scare in PolandAt the club level, Wanyama is well remembered for his time at the English Premier League (EPL) club Tottenham Hotspur where he formed a formidable partnership with Belgian Moussa Dembele in midfield. Apart from Dembele, he also named Scott Brown as his best partner.“Best partner apart from Moussa Dembele…apart from Moussa, I would say Scott Brown. We complemented each other very well when I was at Celtic. He is also a lion and so it was good to play next to him,” he disclosed.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580152##The JMJ academy graduate also shared details of the kind of coach Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is, after working with him at Major League Soccer (MLS) side CF Montreal.“He is a really good coach. He always improves players and focuses on small details that can improve your game so to me he is a really good coach.”
