Kims Auto Asks For More Money For Soccer

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The director of Kims Auto, the company which sponsors Lobatse giants, Extension Gunners, says players deserve better rewards for their talents and the corporate world should inject more money into soccer.

Charity Chidoda says local football can go places if there is good money. She decries the fact that only a few companies are interested in investing money in soccer.

"Players should be celebrities. In my short time with Gunners, I have realised that most people respect their players, they hold them in high esteem but those players are not financially stable. I cannot blame the management because there is nothing they can do if there is no money in the club but companies should come forward and turn these players into celebrities," she says.

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