Rwanda president BLASTS Arsenal's opening day defeat by Brentford

‘The fans don’t deserve this’: Arsenal are SLAMMED by the president of Rwanda – whose country sponsors the Gunners – after their Brentford defeat, insisting the club ‘must not accept mediocrity’ after a poor performance against newly-promoted side

  • Rwanda president Paul Kagame has blasted Arsenal after Friday’s 2-0 defeat
  • The Gunners suffered a shock defeat by Brentford in their season-opener
  • Rwanda are club’s sponsor, with the ‘Visit Rwanda’ logo printed on the sleeve
  • And Kagame has claimed that Arsenal fans ‘don’t deserve this’ performance 

Arsenal fans are not alone in their disappointment at the north London team’s woeful start to the Premier League after the president of Rwanda, the East African nation that is one of the club’s sponsors, took to Twitter to blast their performance.

Paul Kagame took to social media to go off on an extrodinary rant at Mikel Arteta’s side, who suffered a shocking defeat by new-promoted Brentford on the opening day of the season. 

‘The game itself aside Arsenal and the fans don’t deserve to kind of get used to this….NO !!! (sic)’ President Kagame wrote. ‘It’s been a struggle of about decade(s) -ups&downs-more downs until this point.’

Rwanda president Paul Kagame has blasted Arsenal after Friday’s 2-0 defeat by Brentford

The Gunners suffered a shock defeat by Brentford in their season-opener on Friday evening

Kagame has claimed that Arsenal fans ‘don’t deserve this’ performance in a Twitter rant

Rwanda are Arsenal’s sleeve sponsor, with the ‘Visit Rwanda’ logo printed on the left sleeve of all the Gunners’ shirts.

Disappointed after Friday’s 2-0 defeat, Kagame called for changes at the club.

‘We just must NOT excuse or Accept mediocrity. A team has to be built with purpose to win win win. So that when we lose….it was not to be expected! I am sure we all know on whose shoulders the heaviest burden rests. I hope they know too or even accept it!!!’

Kagame, who has enjoyed support from Western donors for restoring Rwanda to stability after a 1994 genocide, is also accused by rights groups of being an autocrat and quashing political opposition to extend his 21-year presidency.

Arsenal’s day started badly when Aubameyang and Lacazette went down with illness, and with Thomas Partey and Gabriel also absent, it was a far more callow Gunners side than boss Mikel Arteta had probably envisaged starting the season with.

Brentford, who have just been promoted to the top-flight, thoroughly deserved the victory

Brentford did not have to wait long to open their Premier League account. When Calum Chambers hacked the ball off the byline, it came back via Ethan Pinnock to Canos, who cut inside the defender and buried a low shot inside Bernd Leno’s near post.

They doubled their lead with 15 minutes remaining, but it was a dreadful goal for Arsenal to concede.

They criminally allowed a long throw from Mads Bech Sorensen to bounce in the six-yard box and Norgaard arrived at the far post to head into an empty net.

Arsenal, who have not qualified for any European football this season, next face London rivals and Champions League holders Chelsea at home on August 22.




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