The President of the Republic of Rwanda, His
Excellency Paul Kagame has revealed his excitement in regards to
Arsenal's Champions League win against Napoli that saw the Gunners win
2-0 at the Emirates stadium last night.
Kagame, an ardent fan of the London based club tweeted that, "Enjoyed
watching game at Emirates-congratulations #AWenger & Arsenal-back
to winning ways of old & beautiful game!"
Arsenal registered a second Champions League victory with goals from
playmaker Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud to remain unbeaten this season
following the arrival of the German midfielder who has elevated the
spirits of the club.
This moment tallied as the ideal reward to celebrate Arsene Wenger's
17th anniversary as Arsenal manager - delivered in person by the most
expensive player in the club's history.
The Gunners started the season with a shock home defeat at the hands
of Aston Villa but have won 10 matches in a row to move to the top of
both the Premier League and their Champions League group.
Kagame and Wenger have known each other for some time and the
Frenchman sent an Arsenal flag souvenir signed by all the players to the
Rwandan leader for his 50th birthday in 2007 which came as a surprise.
However, in January 2012, there was a turn of events when Kagame
tweeted that, "I very much support Arsenal - but to be honest Wenger
needs to coach another team now and Arsenal needs another coach,"
following Arsenal's defeat against Manchester United.
Kagame called for Wenger to be sacked after Arsenal lost to
Manchester United 1-2 in an English Premier League encounter. Kagame did
not particularly agree with Wenger bringing on Andrey Arshavin as a
second half substitute for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Kagame's tweet was in response to Philip Etale, a communication
officer for the ODM party of Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, another
famous gunner.
Outspoken Piers Morgan, a British journalist working with CNN is
another public figure that supports Arsenal and as a matter of fact had
been advocating for Wenger to be sacked but has been full of praise
since this season started and tweeted after last night's win against
Napoli that, "Fantastic performance. Congratulations to the team and
yes, the manager. #AFC #WengerReborn."
Queen Elizabeth II, Cuba's Fidel Castro, Prince Harry and American
rapper Shawn Corey Carter commonly known as Jay-Z and are some of the
passionate supporters of Arsenal.
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