Women’s Soccer League gets first sponsorship deal worth US$10k

Veronica Gwaze

Zimpapers Sports Hub

Zimbabwe Football Association have unveiled a US$10 000 sponsorship deal which is meant to inject life into the Women’s elite league.

The sponsorship from Ponera Construction comes at a time when ZWPSL was set to commence the league without any sponsorship.

ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi commended the sponsorship saying it was the beginning of a brighter future for women football.

“We are excited by the prospects of the relationships we are building in women football,” said Magwizi.

“We celebrate the partnership that is being born today between women football and Ponera Construction who have come in at the correct time,” said Magwizi.

“We are looking forward to building stronger relationships across Zimbabwe’s coporate sector and beyond because it is one of the pillars – football transforming – that will create more value in footballers in Zimbabwe. ”

ZWPSL chair Theresa Maguraushe said the sponsorship will be channeled towards payment of match officials.

“The sponsorship came at an opportune time, we were stranded and clubs had agreed to cater for the payment of match officials for the first two matchdays,” she said.

“We are relieved a bit now because it is one problem down.”