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Malawi: NBS Bank has extended a donation of football equipment worth K11 million to Chitipa United Football Club (FC). The high level officials of the NBS bank also extended the donation of K5 million after noting that the club depends on community contributions and well-wishers.
The handover for the donation was hosted on Saturday, with the members of the bank officials in attendance. The NBS Bank Chief Retail Banking Officer, Victoria Chanza delivered a brief address at the handover event.
She highlighted that the aim of the donation is to motivate the Chitipa United Football Club. They want to make sure that the team has all the facilities and resources they need to support them.
“They demonstrated a courageous spirit in the last TNM Super League season and would like seeing them continue doing so. We are pleased to make the donation to the team today,” said Chanza.
Chanza has highlighted the significance of the donation for the NBS Bank. She has asked the team to be the bank’s ambassador so that the mutual relationship between the two parties is sustained.
“We do our business with different communities and they should also benefit from us hence our support towards Chitipa United FC as a community team Chanza,” she said.
District Commissioner for Chitipa MacMillan Magomero, was delighted to see the bank coming forward to support the team. He is also a patron of the Chitipa United Football Club and has sustained and supported the team significantly.
He called on the Bank to become an official sponsor of the club as, currently, the team has no sponsor who can meet players’ salaries and other expenses.
“Let me also appeal to NBS Bank to re-open its service branch at Chitipa Boma so that people in the district cut down on expenses they incur as the nearest service branch is in Karonga,” said Magomero.
Chairperson for Chitipa United FC, Fidelis Kambalame, commended the Bank for the donation, which he described as a timely intervention.
He assured the Bank and Chitipa community that the team will strive to always be on the winning side.
The team is on position nine on TNM Super League log table with five points.