Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday questioned Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) for failing to take a leading role in the implementation of the electronic ticketing project in government-owned stadiums.<\/p>\n
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Social and Community Affairs, Richard Chimwendo Banda, and some MPs made the observation after meeting MNCS’ officials in Lilongwe on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cE-ticketing is the way to go. Most African countries have installed the system in their stadiums to improve gate revenue. I was shocked to watch a game between big teams in Malawi (Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets) but every Jim and Jack accessed the VIP Stand,\u201d Banda said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are surprised that sports administrators and the Sports Council are not showing seriousness in the implementation of the project.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the meeting, the Sports Council\u2019s Executive Secretary, George Jana, indicated that they had earmarked K300 million for the e-ticketing project.<\/p>\n
However, the MPs queried the Sports Council for allocating a small amount to the project.<\/p>\n
But in response, Jana said: \u201cWe do not own a stadium and it would not be easy for us to invest in somebody\u2019s house. Indeed, we have the e-ticketing project on our wish-list.\u201d<\/p>\n
The government owns most facilities such as Bingu National Stadium, Civo and Kamuzu stadiums whereas the Reserve Bank of Malawi owns Silver Stadium.<\/p>\n
Most top-flight teams\u2019 failure to own stadiums sees them struggle to maximise gate revenue, which is prone to fraud.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the MNCS has disclosed that they have repossessed management of Kamuzu Institute for Sports in Lilongwe, a year after they were thrown out of the facility.<\/p>\n
In 2015, the Ministry of Sports repossessed the facility, forcing the Sports Council to relocate to rented offices in Mchesi Township.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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