FAM lauds FCB for pumping MK50 Million into four-Nation tournament

Football Association of Malawi has commended the First Capital Bank for pumping MK50 Million into the four-Nation tournament slated for this month starting from 18 to 26.

FAM general secretary Alfred Gunda said FCB’s sponsorship shows that the Bank indeed believes in football.

MORE NEWS FROM WAMPIRA

“This comes at a time when we are now setting off to finalise preparations for the tournament. The sponsorship will go a long way in supporting us in organising the logistics for the competition, making sure that we are ready with all the requirements of the competition,” he said.

“We need a lot of resources for competition to finance the match organisation, to accommodate and support our players in camp.”

Read also: Bullets preparing contracts for three trialists

The Announcement was made on Thursday in Blantyre at the Mpira Stadium. FCB head of marketing Twikale Chirwa said they felt duty-bound to be part of the Four Nations Tournament operating in three of the four participating countries.

“We are excited for Malawi to host these countries. Malawi has not hosted any senior football tournaments since 1988 and at FCB, we are delighted to be the official sponsors of this tournament.

“FCB is passionate about football. Football is in our DNA. We believe in football in Malawi. We also believe in football in the youth. As you are aware, this tournament will not only attract senior teams, but also Under-20 players from these countries we are hosting,” he said.

All the four teams want to use the tournament to prepare for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers which resume in June.

Malawi will face Kenya in the semi-final while Zambia and Zimbabwe clash in the other semi-final.

The winners will clash in the final while the losers will fight for the third place.