Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta has now taken over as the most popular East African footballer on social media.
According to a research conducted by Nairobi Sports Digital, the Taifa Stars striker, who recently signed for Aston Villa in the English Premier League, is now leading with most followers on both Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with a total of 1.6million followers.
Samatta has 1.4m followers on Instagram, 73, 219 on Facebook and 197, 000 on Twitter. Second on the list is Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama who has a total of 933, 908 followers, with 439, 000 coming from Instagram, 100, 908 on Facebook and 394, 000 on Twitter.