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NAIROBI, Aug. 8-- Kenya national soccer team captain and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama has sued a local firm in a Nairobi court for using his image without consent. This comes a barely week after the use of his image in a gambling firm advertisement featuring fellow Tottenham stars was slammed by a British publication. The 28-year-old, who led his country to the Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, has taken Menengai Oil Refineries to court for using his photo to tweet a goodwill message to national team - Harambee Stars- ahead of their appearance at the continental showpiece in June. "If you believe it, you can do it, we at the Menengai would like to wish our boys all the best in the Africa Cup of Nations," reads the said post on micro-blogging site Twitter accompanied his image. "If the message was meant for the whole team, a photo comprising the entire team could have been used," Wanyama lawyers wrote in their complaint filed before the Nairobi Milimani Court on Wednesday. According to the football star, the company was only 'interested in promoting their business and not to show support to team Kenya' as purported. Wanyama wants the court to declare the respondent's actions of using his image without consent "contravened his image and personality rights". He is further seeking the court to determine the said post social media by Menengai constitutes a marketing advertisement and he is entitled to damages as a result of violations of his image as a consequence. | 
