By Benjamin Ben
THE SportPesa
Tanzania signed a one year sponsorship deal worth 120m/ - with Mainland
Premier League debutants Namungo FC in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
With the new deal,
Namungo is now the fourth team in the top flight contest after Simba,
Young
Africans and Singida United to be sponsored by the leading gaming
company in the country.
Speaking during the
occasion, the firm's Chairman of the Board of Directors Abbas Tarimba
said as usual, their aim is to help improve football standard and make
the league competitive.
"As you know, we
are the main sponsors of Simba, Yanga and Singida United, which is a
clear indication that we target to see much improvement in these teams
and make them competitive," he said.
He added that apart
from sponsoring the above mentioned teams, they also provided playing
football kits to Polisi Tanzania, which earned promotion into the top
flight this season.
Additionally,
Tarimba revealed that they have seen it essential to pick Namungo as
their partners after being impressed with the performance they are
showing in the league, no wonder they sit fifth on the table.
On his part,
Namungo FC Chairman Hassan Zidadu thanked SportPesa for agreeing to
sponsor them, while pledging to continue working hard in the unfolding
league to meet the standards of the contract.
"Let me take this
opportunity to pledge that this season, we are going to clinch either
the top flight league title or the Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC)
silverware.
By doing that, we
will help to advertise SportPesa globally," he said. He also disclosed
that being a SportPesa family member, it will add momentum in their
squad thereby enabling players to do their job effectively.
From 15 league
matches played, Namungo have garnered 28 points after nine wins, one
draw and five losses with their next fixture against defending champions
Simba at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam today.
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