Wanyama embarks on coaching journey by enrolling in UEFA Course

Photo Credit - Dunfermline Athletic.

Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama has begun his UEFA B Diploma coaching course offered by the Northern Ireland Football Federation.

This diploma is the first step towards coaching professional teams and allows him to coach younger players. Former Southampton teammate and retired Dutch defender Jos Hooiveld is among those attending the course which started on Monday, and he shared the news on his social media pages.

“Going for the badges with some old friends,” Hooiveld shared a photo alongside Wanyama.

Others in the course include former United States international Jimmy Conrad, who wrote on Instagram, “Day 1 of UEFA coaching in the books. I can’t feel my legs, but I had a good time.”

Wanyama became the first ever Kenyan player to score in the UEFA Champions League when he scored the first goal in Celtic's 2-1 win over Barcelona on 7 November 2012.

On 11 July 2013, Wanyama moved to Premier League club Southampton for £12.5 million, making him the most expensive player sold by a Scottish club at the time, surpassing the £9.5 million Russian club Spartak Moscow paid for Aiden McGeady in 2010.

In summer 2016 he moved to Southampton's Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur where he stayed until March 2020, when he signed with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact. In March, 2025, Wanyama returned to Scotland to play for Dunfermline Athletic under his former Celtic manager Neil Lennon.