BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—The telecommunications service provider Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has made a u-turn of its decision to withdraw sponsorship from the country’s Super League.
The company said it will continue sponsoring the league. The company’s 10-year romance with Super League of Malawi (SULOM) ended abruptly recently, following Competition and Fair Trade Commission (CFTC) ruling that when renewing the contract, clauses that stop Super League of Malawi (SULOM) and clubs from entering into agreements with other mobile service providers should be scraped off.
The service provider’s chief executive officer, Douglas Stevenson and Minister of Sports Henry Mussa, confirmed the development through a joint statement released this Tuesday.
They say mobile service provider will now renew the sponsorship until 2020.
In the statement, Mussa said the government appreciates the company for reconsidering its earlier position to withdraw sponsorship.
CFTC Board and ministry of industry and trade have made clear interpretation that the current contract be maintained until the year 2020, according to the statement.