By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA –
TWELVE-TIME Zambian League champions Nkana yesterday inked a one-year sponsorship deal with Stanbic Bank Zambia that will see the bank become one of the club’s sponsors.
The agreement, which starts in January 2016 and runs through to the end of the season will see the bank’s name and logo appear inside Nkana Stadium among other things.
Nkana vice-chairperson Patrick Ndhlovu said Nkana was happy with the partnership deal that will see the bank sponsoring the former league champions’ accommodation for away games.
“As a club, we are happy that Stanbic has come on board to support the Nkana 2016 season by sponsoring the away games accommodation. Stanbic Bank is a great bank and we are excited that they have decided to partner with us in this sponsorship.
“We will ensure that we do well so that all our sponsors are happy with the partnerships we have with them. We hope that this will be a continuous sponsorship and we look forward to working with Stanbic in future,” he said.
Nkana is said to have the largest support base across Zambia and abroad. The club is also the only Zambian team to have reached the final of Africa Cup of Champions, the fore-runner to the CAF Champions League, in 1990.
Stanbic chief executive Charles Mudiwa said the sponsorship will give the bank the chance to interact with people in the communities in Kitwe.
Mudiwa said in a statement that the bank was looking forward to investing more in the communities around Nkana Stadium.
“We see many opportunities to continue growing our business in areas where we operate and the Copperbelt is one of these areas. As a bank we believe that Zambia is our home and we drive her growth.
“This sponsorship symbolises that growth as it will give us a chance to interact with the people in the communities around the Nkana Football Club as we look forward to investing more in these communities,” he said.