ZESCO United Football Club Team Ya Ziko
ZESCO Limited today officially handed over a 65-seater Irizar bus to ZESCO United Football club at a ceremony held at the Levy Mwanawasa stadium, Ndola.
The event which was graced by the Copperbelt Provincial Minister Hon. Elisha Matambo, was attended by the ZESCO Limited Board Chairman, Vickson Nc’ube, ZESCO Limited Managing Director Victor Mapani, Club Chairman Maxwell Saya, FAZ Vice President, Justin Mumba, Ndola City Mayor, His Worship Jones Kalyati and Ndola District Commissioner, Joseph Phiri.
Speaking at the official handover ceremony, ZESCO Limited Managing Director and Club Board Chairman, Victor Mapani, said the company was committed to supporting the team.
“The presentation of the 65-seater bus to ZESCO United football club for us is a momentous time in the lifespan of this club. The sponsorship by ZESCO Limited which powers the nation with electricity and energy, we believe will fire up the football club as they power football fields with soccer.
“We believe that this sponsorship doesn’t end here. ZESCO Limited Management is committed to ensure that this football club proceeds ahead.
“To us, ZESCO United Football Club is not just a football club. It is a brand which interfaces with our people who are our customers and who utilize electricity. For us this is a brand whose success means a lot more to us than just winning a game or two,” Mapani said.
And receiving the bus on behalf of the club, ZESCO United Chairman Maxwell Saya saluted ZESCO Limited for providing both financial and technical support to the club.
“ZESCO Limited has for the longest time in the club’s existence been, the sole sponsor and therefore, an all-weather strategic partner to ZESCO United.
The company consistently provides considerable technical and material support to the club and by extension, contributes immensely to the growth of the Zambian game. The donation of this bus is a great incentive and a morale booster to the entire ZESCO United family.”
Meanwhile Copperbelt Provincial Minister and event guest of honour, Elisha Matambo has commended ZESCO Limited Management for supplementing Governments efforts towards the growth of Zambian football.
“It is worth mentioning that the Government through the Republican President, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, who is also the Patron of the Football Association of Zambia, has keen interest in the growth of the Zambian game.
“We are appreciative of the critical role institutions like ZESCO Limited and Atlasmara play to sustain football through consistent sponsorship.
To reciprocate this valuable gesture, we are working hard to accelerate economic recovery so that the business sector can equally grow and thrive to remain supportive of football and other social investments complimenting governments efforts to improve the lives of the citizenry.”
Author: Desmond Katongo
