McDonald Mariga Wanyama is a Kenyan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He is the first Kenyan 🇰🇪 footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League, for Inter Milan on 16 March 2010. In 2019 he joined politics to vie for Kibera parliamentary seat after the death of Ken Okoth.
Mariga scored his first international goal for Kenya against Swaziland on 25 March 2007.
HONOURS
Helsingborgs IF:
Svenska Cupen: 2006
Inter Milan:
Serie A: 2009–10
Coppa Italia: 2009–10, 2010–11
Supercoppa Italiana: 2010
UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
FIFA Club World Cup: 2010
What a player he was 🇰🇪👏🏾🚨 DID YOU KNOW!
In January 2010, Manchester City failed to sign McDonald Mariga after his work permit application was turned down. A fee of around Ksh 1 Billion had been agreed between Man City and Parma, He then Joined Inter Milan under the Leadership of Jose Mourinho “THE SPECIAL ONE”
On 16 March 2010, he became the first Kenyan footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League, for Inter Milan. That same year, he became the first Kenyan and first East African to win the UEFA Champions League, after Inter Milan’s 2-0 victory over Bayern in the final.
He is the elder brother to former Tottenham star and Currently at Montreal ImpactVictor Wanyamaa. #africa
