Three former volleyball players have joined hands to sponsor a pre-season tournament for Central Region Volleyball League (CRVL) teams on Saturday in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s Publicity Secretary, Peter Pemba, said the tournament would help teams to re-assess their preparedness for the new season, which throws off a week later.<\/p>\n
Pemba explained that the players, who jointly run an entertainment centre known as C2K Bottlestore in Area 47 in Lilongwe, have contributed K600,000 in cash prizes for the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are greatly relieved as a league with what has come from C2K. This will motivate our teams to engage an extra gear as they look forward to competing in the league this season,\u201d Pemba said.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that the tournament is for all teams registered in category A of the league, which is the most competitive with a maximum of nine outfits.<\/p>\n
One of the former players, Chikondi Kachinjika, said the trio decided to sponsor the event to contribute towards the revival of the sports.<\/p>\n
He noted that most volleyball teams are self-sponsored and also play in tournaments that are not well-sponsored.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe, therefore, reached a compromise to help in motivating the teams as they prepare to compete in the new season. It was easy for us to agree on the sponsorship because we have a volleyball background,\u201d Kachinjika stated.<\/p>\n
The league failed to throw off on April 2 due to what Chairperson, Robert White, said was the need to accommodate pre-season tournament sponsors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also wanted to give the teams more time to register. The league is quite big, hence the need for a lot of time to be given to teams for registration,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n
CRVL comprises four league categories- three for men and one for ladies. These are A, B, Youth and Ladies.<\/p>\n
Currently, the league does not have a sponsor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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