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BFA eyes improved Debswana deal

Eyes on the deal: First Division sides will hope for improved sponsorship from Debswana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Eyes on the deal: First Division sides will hope for improved sponsorship from Debswana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Talks between the Botswana Football Association (BFA) and Debswana over the First Division Leagues' sponsorship are said to be at an advanced stage with the soccer mother body eyeing an improved deal.

For over a month, the two have reportedly been engaged in negotiations with sources indicating a new improved deal is imminent. Debswana has been in the First Division South and North leagues for a decade.

The BFA initially entered into an agreement with Debswana in 2012 in a three-year deal worth P6 million. The two entities renewed their ties in 2016 for a further three years with no improvement in financial terms.

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