Mbwana Samatta took to social media to show images of the big crowd in Tanzania that turned out to see him make his Aston Villa debut .
The 28-year old - who was a recent acquisition from Genk, made the start in Tuesday's 3-2 EFL Cup semi-final aggregate victory over Leicester City, and lasted for 68 minutes.
He became the first Tanzanian to play for a Premier League outfit and this created tremendous buzz in the East African nation.
"Beautiful scenes from my home town watch my debut on [the] big screen yesterday night.