Carlsberg Malawi Limited has cleared the mist surrounding its elite national football cup sponsorship.<\/p>\n
The brewer has renewed the Carlsberg Cup deal with the Football Association of Malawi (Fam) for another year.<\/p>\n
However, Carlsberg are yet to decide whether or not to continue supporting the Malawi National Football Team, the Flames.<\/p>\n
Carlsberg Malawi Senior Brands Manager (alcoholics), Twikale Chirwa, confirmed the cup sponsorship renewal.<\/p>\n
Chirwa said they will discuss with Fam on the Flames\u2019 deal.<\/p>\n
He said Carlsberg will hold a press conference soon to give an account on the extension of the cup contract and the future of the Flames\u2019 partnership.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that Carlsberg Malawi Limited has shown continued interest in developing football in the country, but I will not say much as we have arranged a press briefing in due course to highlight more details,\u201d Chirwa said.<\/p>\n
He did not disclose if they have increased the cup\u2019s sponsorship.<\/p>\n
Chirwa added that giving Fam the nod to kick-start regional qualifiers for the cup was an indication of good things to come.<\/p>\n
Carlsberg sponsors the cup to the tune of K40 million.<\/p>\n
Be Forward Wanderers are the defending champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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