By Austin Oduor Otieno.,

Victor Wanyama’s Sothampton FC broke a world record to enter into Guiness book of World record when previous match record lasting 101 hours was surpassed. This record was broken by a total of 36 players who were taking part in the Testlands Support project at the hallowed turf in St Mary’s.

Testland support project is a charitable organization which helps young people across the city of Southampton.

The match kicked off on Sunday evening at 6; 30pm ended on Friday midnight to break the 102 hours with close to 1500 goals being scored.

Meanwhile, The Southampton’s official portal has reported that Kenyan international Victor Wanyama and his Zambian teammate Emmanuel Mayuka will both be in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament qualifiers to be staged in Gabon.

Mayuka’s Zambia will be in action first on Saturday 13^thJune 4pm BST against Guinea Bissau at the Levi Mwanawasa stadium in Ndola  while the following day at 3:30pm BST,Wanyama’s Kenya take on Congo in Owando at the Stade Omnis port Marine Ngouabi d’owando.

Additional reporting by the Southampton website www.saintsfc.co.uk

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com