Not many Kenyans were aware that one of their own would be playing at the World Cup in Russia until recently.
Let alone that his mother, Maggie Olsson, now dead, was a Kikuyu born in Nanyuki, a town near Mount Kenya.
The revelation has triggered a bewildering array of reactions from Kenyans online.
Here is what the residents of Garissa had to say about the revelation:
''This is nice. How I wish he played for the Harambee Stars,'' Dumo Hassan said.
''I have watched him play for Swansea and I can say without doubt that he is a good player,'' Jumno Karim said.
''Kenyans should be proud that one of them is playing at the World Cup. This is inspiring,'' Kassim Omar said.
''I will be supporting Sweden because there is a Kenyan in the team,'' Hamza Khalif said.
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