beMOBILE pulls out of Premier League awards
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
beMobile is not happy with the current crisis
The sponsor, which will have spent a whooping P69 million over nine seasons on the Premier League, has set out strict demands to the BFA.
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) head of sponsorship and consumer public relations, Tiro Kganela said they are concerned with the current developments. beMOBILE is a subsidiary of BTCL. beMOBILE said despite football playing its role as a unifier with positive attendances at matches last season, it was ‘deeply concerned’ about the ongoing crisis.
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