It was a sweet victory for league newcomers Hull City after they shocked Defending champions Leicester City 2-1
Hull City must have found a following in Kenya ,thanks to sportpesa company
The victory was however a subject of talk in Kenya with fans taking to social media either congratulating sportpesa ,the official sponsor of Hull City others Congratulating Hull City
A superb Robert Snodgrass cracking winning shot was the deference as Hull City shocked defending champions Leicester City 2-1 in a match played at the KC stadium.
Abel Hernandez had earlier put the home team a goal ahead but Algerian star Riyaf Mahrez drew level from the spot kick
As Hull City was celebrating the famous win,fans back in Kenya who are followers of the English game were not left behind as the Sportpesa brand ,a Kenyan product was the centre of attraction with visible display of the Kenyan betting company that also sponsors Kenyan league giants AFC leopards ,Gor Mahia and the Kenya Premier league.
Sportpesa is derived from two different words that is Sport and Pesa.Sport according to wikepedia means a form of competitive physical activity while Pesa is a Swahili word that means money .
Sportpesa shocked the entire east Africa when it signed a mega sponsorship deal with English Premier league returnees Hull City
Fans in Kenya were at the social media congratulating sportpesa with the match tied at 1-1 a fan by name Helekia Nyapere said “Hull city is officially Kenya’s national team”
David Mugo said he can’t remember a Kenyan company making him feel that proud. and several others
Here are some of the tweets
