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Arsenal legend Thierry Henry made to cook Nigeria’s staple dish jollof rice after leaving Kenya for West Africa

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Thierry Henry was in Kenya for two days courtesy of Guinness. The Frenchman left Kenya for Nigeria where he took part in non-football activities.

Thierry Henry rubbed shoulders with his Kenyan fans on Saturday evening at the ‘Guinness Fanzone’ held at RFUEA Impala ground.

The Arsenal legend spent two days in Kenya interacting with fans and football stockholders.  Henry left Kenya for Nigeria on Sunday December 17th.

Thierry Henry with Carol Radull during his visit to Kenya

Cooks jollof rice

Arsenal fans in Nigeria welcomed the football star who arrived in Lagos for Guinness Made of Black programme. Henry also participated in non-football activities during his stay in Nigeria.

The football legend participated in the cooking of popular Nigerian dish jollof rice. Those who watch Nigerian movies know what jollof rice is – rice cooked with tomatoes, onion, cooking oil etc.

Thierry Henry was also crowned the Igwe of football at an event in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Igwe is a Nigerian word for king, most Arsenal fans think Henry is a football king even though he failed to win the one trophy Arsenal has never won – The Champions League.

 

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry delivers a special message ahead of his visit to Kenya

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is slated to visit Kenya sometimes in December 2017 to preside over various football activities courtesy of Guinness.

Guinness announced a major new partnership with the retired France striker that will see the company work with him to celebrate the unique passion of African fans and their Made of Black Spirit.

Kenyan football fans will have a chance to meet and interact with the Arsenal legend in an exciting new consumer promotion – ‘Be a Front Row Fan’.

12 lucky Kenyans will have a chance to join Henry in the ultimate fan zone experience when he visits the country. For a chance to meet Thierry Henry, SMS the code under your Guinness crown to 22110.

The Arsenal talisman delivered a special message ahead of his visit to Kenya, he revealed that he couldn’t wait to fly into the country to meet fans since he heard that Kenyans have a huge passion for football.

“I am so excited to be working with a globally renowned brand like Guinness. The Made of Black campaign is something I can really relate to. This will be my first visit to Kenya and I have heard a lot about the huge passion of football there. I can’t wait to arrive and meet all the dedicated football fans and hear their stories,” Thierry Henry expressed his longing to meet Kenyan fans while speaking on the partnership with Guinness.