Kenyan International football player Victor Wanyama has signed with Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic.
Managed by his former Celtic’s manager Neil Lennon he expressed excitement in joining the team,
“I got the call from Neil Lennon and the way he wanted me to come down and help i couldn’t resist”.
Adding that Manager Neil Lennon has played a big part in his career teaching him how to be a player outside and inside the pitch shaping him to be the player he is today.
This will be his first time back in Scottish football since 2012.He has previously played for Southampton from 2013 to 2016 joined Tottenham from 2016 to 2020 then made his move to Montreal FC from 2020 and has been playing in the Canadian club before leaving the club in January this year.
Dunfermline Athletic is currently ninth in the Scottish league but Wanyama is optimistic that things will turn around,
“We have nine matches to save our season and we are confident we can turn things around”
He will be making his debut on Saturday when they’ll be playing against Ayr United.
He is ready for challenges ahead noting ” I’ve been around,I’ve learned i understand Scottish football and there’s not much of a change.So we’ll be good,we’ll adjust with whatever is thrown our way”.
All the best to Wanyama as he begins this new journey!