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Aliko Dangote planning on buying Arsenal FC
Most English Premier League matches are broadcast live in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and largest economy, by Supersport, a satellite television channel owned by South Africa’s Naspers Ltd.
Arsenal won the FA Cup, England’s main knockout tournament, for the 11th time last year, its first major trophy since 2005, and is in the final of the same tournament this year. Over the last decade London rivals Chelsea have won the English league four times as well as the European Champions League and several other trophies.
Arsene Wenger, who has managed Arsenal since 1996, has been criticized by fans including Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame for the team’s limited success in the last decade.
Dangote said he is often too nervous to watch their games. The team beat Hull 3-1 on Monday with two goals from Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez.
While Wenger has managed the club well from a financial standpoint, he “needs to change his style a bit,” said Dangote. “They need new direction.”
Source: Bloomberg Business
