Arsenal FC legend Sol Campbell to visit Kenya next week

Former Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell. Photo/GOOGLE
Former Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell. Photo/GOOGLE

Football legend Sol Campbell is expected in Kenya in a week's time.

Born Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell, the former Arsenal and England defender will be in the country between May 23-28 to conduct a coaching clinic.

His six-day visit is a partnership between SportPesa and the English football club Arsenal.

As reported by supersport.com, Sol will be accompanied by other Arsenal coaches including Mohammed Moaz, Drew Tyer and Rupen Shah.

According to Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri, the objective of the camp will be to give coaching exposure to Kenyan coaches by sharpening their skills and technical ability.

Born in east London to Jamaican parents, Sol began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992.

He spent nine years at Spurs, scoring 10 goals in 255 appearances, and captaining the team to victory in the 1999 Football League Cup Final against Leicester City.

In 2001 he joined Tottenham's North London rivals Arsenal on a free transfer.

In his five years and 195 appearances at Arsenal, he won two Premier League winners medals and two FA Cup winners medals, encompassing the 2001–02 league and FA Cup double, and being part of the team that became known as The Invincibles for their undefeated 2003–04 Premier League campaign.

He scored Arsenal's only goal in their 2–1 defeat to Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.

In February 2015, he announced his intention to run for the Conservative Party nomination for Mayor of London in the 2016 election, but he was not selected as the candidate.


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