Kenya against Swaziland on 25 March 2007. Personal life Mariga's father, Noah Wanyama, a left-winger, played for A.F.C. Leopards and the Kenya national football team. His younger brother Victor Wanyama is also a professional football player, who is currently playing for Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact, while his other brothers Thomas and Sylvester are also footballers in the Kenyan Premier League. Their younger sister Mercy was the captain of the Lang'ata High School basketball team, and previously played football and netball. In 2013, Mariga ended his engagement to his long-time Rwandese fiancée Ariane Umutoni, after relations between the couple reportedly deteriorated. Political ambitions In September 2019, Mariga made a debut in Kenya's politics after announcing plans to contest for a parliamentary seat in a by-election in one of the constituencies (Kibra). He was nominated by the Jubilee Party as its flag bearer in the Kibra by-election. The by-election was occasioned by the death of former MP Ken Okoth, who died on 26 July 2019, after a long battle with colon cancer. The Kenyan electoral commission IEBC; has however, not cleared Mariga to participate in the election. Although Mariga had applied to be registered as a voter on 26 August 2019 in Starehe constituency, the IEBC insisted that his name was not in its register. Mariga appealed the decision, but the matter is yet to be concluded. If he qualifies to vie, he will face off with Bernard Okoth of ODM and several other contestants. Career statistics International Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first. Honours Helsingborgs IF Svenska Cupen: 2006 Inter Milan Serie A: 2009–10 Coppa Italia: 2009–10 , 2010–11 Supercoppa Italiana: 2011 UEFA Champions League: 2009–10 FIFA Club World Cup: 2010 See also References External links Real Sociedad official profile McDonald Mariga Moves to Serie B club in Italy 1987 births Living people Footballers from Nairobi Kenyan Luhya people Kenyan footballers Association football midfielders Tusker F.C. players Enköpings SK players Helsingborgs IF players Parma Calcio 1913 players Inter Milan players Real Sociedad footballers Real Oviedo players Allsvenskan players Serie A players Serie B players La Liga players UEFA Champions League winning players Kenya international footballers Kenyan expatriate footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain