A Rangers fan who posted a picture of a Kenyan local sporting one of his team's old tops has seen his tweet go viral. 

Marc Young from Renfrew was working in Kenya when he spotted a man wearing the old Gers jersey with the name Beattie on the back. 

He said: "Still canny believe while working in Kenya a saw a local cutting about in a Rangers top with Beattie on the back, class."

James Beattie made his debut for Rangers in 2010 but his career with the club was shortlived as his contract was terminated in 2011.

The tweet has proved popular amongst the young man's followers and has racked up more than 1,000 likes. 

One Twitter user gave a possible explanation for the unusual sighting on the African continent. 

Neil Buchanan said: "Early 90’s the club organised a charity collection of old Rangers tops to send to African soccer schools. I remember my sister and I handed in a couple of dozen."

Another user, seconded the theory that they had been collected to give to locals, writing: "A young squaddie from tigers bay was serving in Kenya and collected Gers shirts 2 gve 2 the locals."