The 28-year old - who was a recent acquisition from Genk, made the start in Tuesday's 3-2 EFL Cup semi-final aggregate victory over Leicester City, and lasted for 68 minutes.
He became the first Tanzanian to play for a Premier League outfit and this created tremendous buzz in the East African nation.
"Beautiful scenes from my home town watch my debut on [the] big screen yesterday night. Lovely," Samatta posted on Instagram.
Even Aston Villa felt the impact of the support in Tanzania and thanked them.
Samatta hails from Tanzania's largest city - Dar es Salaam.
He is the country's biggest European export since leaving DR Congo outfit TP Mazembe for Genk in Belgium where he notched up 76 goals and 20 assists in 191 competitive appearances.