Yahoo News Tottenham star Victor Wanyama has street named after him in Tanzania
It's not every day a footballer gets a street named after themselves, but Tottenham midfielder Victor Wanyama was there to experience the honour for himself.
Wanyama became an integral player for Mauricio Pochettino after signing for Spurs from Southampton last summer, forming a potent midfield partnership with Mousa Dembele to help the club finish second in the Premier League table.
The Kenya international has won high praise for his performances, but perhaps the highest has come from Tanzania.
Wanyama has been on holiday in the African country, and the commercial port city of Dar es Salaam decided to reward the 26-year-old with his own street after winning the Kenyan sports personality award.
The midfielder took to Instagram to post a video of himself unveiling a sign in the district of Ubungo - where he was attending a local football tournament - which read: "V. Wanyama Street."
A post shared by Victor Wanyama (@victorwanyama) on Jun 24, 2017 at 10:44am PDT
He thanked the district for the honour, writing: "My sincere thanks to Mayor and all the Ubungo Municipal residents for welcoming me and giving my name to the NHC Local Road."
Wanyama has become a firm fan favourite at Spurs, with the midfielder's bizarre tweet from 2012 declaring his love of pasta quickly earning him cult status at White Hart Lane.
