Nairobi News

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has led the Arsenal legion in criticizing the club’s management following the English club’s latest failure in Europe.

Arsenal lost to Atletico Madrid 1-0 in Thursday night’s Europa League second leg semi final match to crash out of Europe’s second tier club competition on a 2-1 aggregate loss.

Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa dealt the Gunners the fatal blow with the lone goal on the stroke of half time.

Crucially, this result not only implies that the fallen English giants will finish the season without a single trophy.

The club will not play in the Uefa Champions League next season as winning this competition was the only assured route for qualification to Europe’s premier club competition.

The result also means departing Manager Arsene Wenger will leave the club empty-handed on his final season after 22 years at the helm.

These are the grim stats that seems to have left the likes of President Kagame, an ardent Arsenal fan, fuming.

My take on my beloved Club Arsenal- a very good one at the game and a very good coach like a.Wenger ,this should not have been the kind of ending of an era. The coach is leaving and club trophy-less it was long coming! I am still a committed fan going forward :). Blame the owners

— Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) May 3, 2018

In a series of tweet, President Kagame said “something fundamental needed to change at/about the club” adding that “if anything changed it was not the right one.”

As I had said way back and just as a good observer…something fundamental needed to change at/about the club. But if anything changed it was not the right one. All the best to all involved! We still need Arsenal to go back where it belongs- up there among the best in the game!

— Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) May 3, 2018

Interestingly, a section of his 1.8 million followers on Twitter were quick to advise him to pick lessons from Wenger and not overstay in power.

The 60-year-old former rebel leader has been the President of Rwanda since 2000.

Mr. President, why don’t you follow Wenger suit? You have been in power for the last 16 years.

— ዘሩ ቀለጠ (@ethioUnited) May 4, 2018

Moral of the story; never overstay your welcome. Learn to leave when the ovation is loudest. Funny enough it applies to political leadership too

— oluwatoyin kushalu (@toyinkush) May 3, 2018

You are president of poor country and corrupted person. And you have the guts to talk about football club. You are not a person

— Miko 101 (@Mikyas101) May 4, 2018

Whatever happened to your beloved arsenal is exactly what happens when someone overstays in power be it a club or country.

— ngigi (@NgigiwaNjunge) May 4, 2018

How about you also let go of power coz 18 years at the helm is almost close to how long Wenger has been at the club. Too much of anything is bad?

— munezero ronie ? ? ? ? (@munezero_ronie) May 3, 2018

Others were of the opinion that Wenger should leave the club immediately, instead of waiting until the end of the season.

If it were possible,Wenger should leave the club immediately since there is nothing he will be adding over theblast 3 games. The loss against Atletico was proof that even if he got another contract extension,he is finished and nothing would change @Arsenal #ATLvAFC

— Marcellus (@1marcelochi) May 4, 2018

Having no spirt at all and with that disastrous defence arsenal had to loss the game.
Atletico was the best team on the ground he deserve to win ✋ https://t.co/aRFsZ45fTU

— Islam (@islam_elzaloey) May 3, 2018