French beverage company, Castel Group, which acquired a controlling stake in<\/p>\n
Carlsberg Malawi Limited last year, has reportedly guaranteed continued sponsorship of Carlsberg Cup.<\/p>\n
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) Head of Competitions Sub Committee, Jabbar Alide, confirmed that Castel have also hiked the sponsorship of the cup, whose holders are Nyasa Big Bullets.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to confirm that the changing hands of Carlsberg have not affected the cup. Castel have confirmed sponsorship of the competition this year.<\/p>\n
They have further raised the total sponsorship package to K45 million, up from K40 million last year,\u201d Alide said in a written response.<\/p>\n
Castel official, Twikale Chirwa, had not responded to written questions as we went to press.<\/p>\n
Bullets won the cup last season after seeing off rivals, Be Forward Wanderers, 4-3 on postmatch penalties, following a 2-2 draw in regulation time at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n
The cup is synonymous with Bullets assistant Coach Elia Kananji, who has won it for an unprecedented fourth consecutive times, including with Wanderers.<\/p>\n
Kananji won the cup with Bullets in 2014 then with Wanderers in 2015 and 2016, before returning to the People\u2019s Team and claim it last season.<\/p>\n
The youthful coach last Friday said he was determined to extend his amazing cup run to five in a row.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe welcome the development [that the cup will be back]. If cup competitions decrease football also goes down. If there is an assurance that the cup is back this year, it makes planning easier for us the coaches,\u201d Kananji said.<\/p>\n
Fam interim Competitions Manager, Casper Jangale, though not confirming Castel\u2019s assurance of continued sponsorship, Friday said they had, for planning purposes, included Carlsberg Cup on the 2018 calendar of events.<\/p>\n
Apart from Carlsberg, teams also fight for honours in TNM Super League, Fisd Challenge<\/p>\n
Cup and Airtel Top 8 Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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