Friday, February 7, 2025

PAYCHECK CRISIS: Nkana, Wanderers, Power & Prison Leopards Reject FAZ/ZPL Deal With Betway

Four Zambia Premier League teams have rejected a sponsorship deal between FAZ and Betway arguing it brings into direct conflict their current agreements with GSB.

Record time champions Nkana, Mufulira Wanders, Power Dynamos and Prison Leopards have written a letter dated May 6, 2024 expressing their displeasure with the decision by FAZ/ZPL to sign a deal with Betway, a competitor of GSB, without engaging them as key partners.

The letter comes days after GSB announced it was withdrawing sponsorship from the quartet citing a conflict with the newly acquired deal between FAZ/ZPL & Betway.

Four CEOs including Kelvin Mutafu (Nkana), Ben Chifita (Wanderers), Gibson Chaloba (Power) and Wisdom Chewe (Prisons) endorsed the letter officially signed by Mumba Mwila as secretary for the quartet.

“We acknowledge the significance of sponsorship agreements in advancing the development of Zambian football. However, we wish to bring to your attention the conflict that arises between the conditions imposed by the ZPL-Betway partnership and our existing contractual obligations with Galsport Betting Company (GSB).

“As contracted partners with GSB, we have a commitment that include the prominent display of their logo on our team jerseys & replicas, billboards/sketching boards in stadiums and match day activations within the stadiums as the sole betting company. These contractual obligations are valued at a combined total of $220,000.00, and any breach of these agreements would have significant financial implications for our clubs.

“We respectfully request exemption from the following conditions outlined in the ZPL-Betway sponsorship agreement even though the same as not officially being shared with the clubs playing in the Zambian Super League (ZSL),” the letter reads.

The four clubs state that they should be exempted from displaying the Betway logo on their team jerseys, Installing of sketching boards in the stadiums, displaying of the Betway logo at the center circle of pitches in stadiums prior to matches and conducting match day activations promoting of Betway within their stadiums.

[Augusine Mukoka]

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