Stakeholders hail Mascom Top 8 success

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The first edition of the Mascom Top 8 cup that ended on Sunday has been lauded as a success. The key stakeholders in the competition, the Botswana Premier League (BPL) and the sponsor, Mascom Wireless all expressed satisfaction in the first year of their relationship.

Township Rollers beat Francistown side ECCO City Green 3-1 in Gaborone to lift the trophy and the P1 million cash prize. Mascom public relations and communications manager, Tebogo Lebotse said they were very impressed with the general organisation of the competition. She said when Mascom decided to sponsor soccer again, it was encouraged by a conviction that soccer is close to the hearts of Batswana including their 1.6 million subscribers.In November 2011, BPL and Mascom signed a two year deal worth P7 million with an option to renew for a third year."The Mascom Top 8 has achieved the objectives we set out and it is now a brand that we are proud of.

We were impressed with the level of competitiveness and how the supporters embraced the tournament," Lebotse said. She congratulated Rollers for becoming the first team to lift the trophy and also welcomed Mogoditshane Fighters who will be the only new side in the next top eight edition. For his part, Premier League chief executive officer (CEO), Bennet Mamelodi said despite a few hiccups they faced at the start, everything went smoothly and they were quite satisfied with the tournament.

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