An Arsenal fan in Kenya stabbed a Liverpool supporter to death on Saturday while they were watching on television as the Merseyside club beat the Londoners 5-1 in the Premier League, said a local police chief. Tom Odera, police chief in the north eastern region of Meru, said “the assailant and the deceased had a bitter
argument over the match”. “The assailant, David
Mwangi, drew out a knife and stabbed Anthony
Mutethia,” Odera told Reutersby telephone on
Monday. Kenyans, like most Africans, are fervent
English Premier League fans and regularly throng
bars and restaurants to watch their favorite teams.
The fanatical support has, in the past, seen Kenyan
football fans grab headlines for the wrong reasons. A
Manchester United follower in the capital of Nairobi
last year committed suicide after his team lost to
Newcastle United. In 2009, an Arsenal fan hanged
himself after the Londoners lost to United in the
second leg of a Champions League semi-final game.
“We encourage people to be football fans as a hobby
but taking fanaticism into football is discouraged,”
said Odera. Reuters