Tanzania: Controversy Rages Over Naming of City Street After Kenyan Footballer

Dar es Salaam — Councillors in the Ubungo Municipality are next week expected to give their stand on the decision to name the erstwhile Ubungo National Housing Corporation (NHC) Street after the Kenya national team (Harambee Stars) captain and the English Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur, midfielder Victor Wanyama.

Recently, Ubungo Municipality changed the NHC Street to V. Wanyama in a move to honour the Kenyan international player who accepted an invitation to attend a Ndondo Cup football tournament at the Kinesi grounds.

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