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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE football Twitter kings Bulawayo Chiefs FC have entered into a partnership with local security company, Machache Security.
Machache Security’s eagle emblem will be inscribed on Chiefs’ training kit and the club hopes to attract more corporates to buy space on their matchday and training kit.
The club first introduced its partners on its social media platforms.
“Introducing Macheche Security, the new Partners of Bulawayo Chiefs FC, here to take care of all the Ninja safety. The emblem of Machache Security will be seen on our 2022 training gear,” wrote Chiefs on their Twitter page.
The security company joins Cresta Hotels and Catapult Sports on the list of Chiefs’ partners. Catapult Sports provide Chiefs with GPS vests, that allow the club to collect players’ data. Dumisani Mantula-Sibanda, the Chiefs’ secretary, was excited about the Machache partnership.
“We are happy with the Machache Security partnership and are excited that they saw value in partnering with us knowing that brand Bulawayo Chiefs will use its social media platforms to market them, just like we do with our other partners. This partnership (Machache Security) will also help in providing security at our training base, as well as on match days, meaning we will save significantly as we won’t hire security services, but will use our partners.
“As a trending product, Bulawayo Chiefs is very much open to more partnerships. Machache Security, who are into cash-in-transit, providing guards for commercial and residential premises, as well as CCTV and rapid response services, are growing an entity that was enticed by Chiefs’ brand that is on ascendency,” said Mantula-Sibanda.
Meanwhile, Chiefs will soon unveil their 2022 kit designed by their company, Amakhosi Wear, which was established last year.
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