US$17k for Ingwebu Breweries Tug-of-War National Championship

THIS year’s edition of the Ingwebu Breweries Tug-of-War National Championships will be sponsored to the tune of US$17 000. The sponsorship has been increased from last year’s US$11 500.

Winners in both the men and women’s categories will each get prize money. Accompanying the prize money will be various non-cash prices that include medals, T-shirts and Ingwebu products.

Finals of the event will take place at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre, on April 27, while group games will be played at Gifford High School in the morning of the same day.

The competition has become a traditional event at the fair and the draw for this year’s edition was conducted on Wednesday. The competition is one of the main attractions on the last day of the ZITF.

Ingwebu Breweries human resources manager, Sipho Mpofu said they are looking forward to the event.

”The tournament has always been the main attraction on the last day of the ZITF annual exhibition, attracting both the young and the old. As Ingwebu Breweries, we remain committed to the development and sponsorship of this sport, well into the future. To the teams, we want to say, beyond the thrill of this competition, take this opportunity to celebrate the bonds of friendship that unite us as a people,” said Mpofu.

A total of 17 women’s teams have registered for the competition, which has 28 men’s sides.

Last year, Glow Petroleum retained their title in the women’s while defending champions Exide were dethroned by the men’s champions Mutare Board and Paper Mills.

The men’s final was between Mutare Board and Paper Mills and ZETDC Western, with the former emerging victorious, were knocked out in the semi-finals by ZETDC Western.

Mutare Board and Paper Mills are no strangers to winning the competition as they have won it numerous times over the years, at some stage, completely dominating the competition .In the women’s final, Glow Petroleum won against ZPC Munyati.

2024 ZITF Tug Of War Draw

Ladies

Group A: Zesa Holdings, Air force, Mutare Prisons, Correctional Lions

Group B: BCC A, NRZ Byo, Ingwebu B, ZETDC Eastern

Group C: ZPC Munyati, BCC B, CBZ , Tsepete Tsepete

Group D: Glow B, Ingwebu A, Mutare City, ZB Bank.

Men

Group A: Armidol, Byo Metro, Air force, ZETDC B, BCC A, Transmission B

Group B: ZETDC Western, UZ, Mutare Prisons, Mutare Board B, Marowa Diamonds, NRZ Gweru, NRZ Byo

Group C: Mutare Board, Wankie, CBZ, ZB Bank, Zvishavane, Zesa Holdings, Black Rhinos

Group D: Exide, Mimosa A, Correctional, BCC B, ZETDC Eastern, Tsepete Tsepete, Mutare

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