No sponsor, return date yet for Premiership

CEO duties: Ramochothwane addressing the media. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
CEO duties: Ramochothwane addressing the media. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Botswana Football League (BFL) has said the Premiership is yet to secure a sponsor as the local game prepares for a return scheduled in August. 

The new football body's leadership, chairperson, Aryl Ralobala and chief executive officer, Solomon Ramochothwane said the BFL is still locked in negotiations with potential sponsors.

A three-year sponsorship deal with Botswana Telecommunications Limited (BTC) has since came to end, whilst a year remains in Absa Botswana's two-year deal worth P7million. The elite league's TV rights partnership with Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) has also come to end.

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