Raila Odinga, the leader of the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party, is a passionate football supporter.
Since his early days in politics, the former prime minister has loved football. He even played for Kenya’s Bunge FC.
Kenya’s most successful football team, Gor Mahia FC, which is presently leading the standings, has Raila as its club patron.
It’s no secret that he supports the English football side Arsenal, and he’s never held back from doing so, including by attending live games.
Most of the club’s followers are holding onto the dream of winning the English Premier League championship after 19 years because this season has been probably one of the best seasons for the team.
The ODM leader expressed his thoughts on the fact that, despite having led the league for the majority of the season, Arsenal is currently trailing Man City in the English Premier League standings.
According to Raila, they are waiting for Man City to draw and drop two games while winning the rest of their games to claim the championship.
“Sasa mambo bado maanake Man City bado wako na mechi nne. Tunataka tu wapoteze moja na kudraw moja na mambo kwisha. Kwa hivyo hii itaenda mpaka deadline, dakika ya mwisho,” Raila said.
He boasted about Arsenal’s recent victory at Newcastle United, pointing out goals by Martin Odegaard and a Fabian Schar own-goal.
How many points do Arsenal need to win the Premier League title?
With three games remaining for Arsenal they no longer control their own destiny and are at the mercy of Manchester City’s results.
Arsenal has 81 points through 35 games, while Man City has 82 in 34.
Man City’s win over the Gunners at the Etihad lowered Arsenal’s max points total to 90 points.
If the Gunners win out — and the fixture list is not easy — they’ll need Man City to drop at least four points and probably five. Can Arsenal rebound while City loses twice while focusing on the Champions League? It’s possible…
When did Arsenal last win the Premier League?
They last won the Premier League title in the 2003-04 season, the famous ‘Invincibles’ campaign as they didn’t lose any of their 38 games that season.
Think Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg, Sol Campbell, and Robert Pires in full flow and Arsene Wenger with a huge smile on his face on the sidelines. Magnificent.
When did Arsenal last win a trophy?
The last trophy Arsenal won was the FA Cup in the 2019-20 season, they also won the FA Community Shield in 2020.
Both of those trophies were won by current boss Mikel Arteta.
Which trophies have Arsenal won?
Here are the list of trophies the Gunners have won in their history:
- FA Cup (14 – Record)
- Premier League/First Division titles (13)
- League Cup (2)
- FA Community Shield (16)
- European Cup Winners’ Cup (1)
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1)
