MULWANDA LUPIYA
Lusaka
FOUR Gal Sports Betting (GBS)-sponsored Super League teams have petitioned Zambian Premier League (ZPL) to exempt them from displaying the Betway logo on their jerseys.
ZPL and Betway Zambia recently entered into a sponsorship agreement.GBS is the partner sponsor of Nkana, Mufulira Wanderers, Power Dynamos and Prison Leopards.
The quartet inked a deal with GBS this season whose contractual obligations are valued at a combined total of US$220,000.
According to a letter dated May 6, written by clubs representative Mumba Mwila and addressed to ZPL chief executive officer Joseph Chimpampwe, the teams want to be exempted from activities involving Betway for fear of breaching the contract with GSB.
“We, the undersigned football clubs [Mufulira Wanderers, Nkana, Power Dynamos and Prison Leopards], collectively referred to as the ‘Gal Sporting
Betting-sponsored teams’, hereby submit this letter to express our concerns regarding the recent sponsorship agreement between the Zambian Premier League and Betway Zambia…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home