A bank just doubled its cash for a national youth soccer league. First Capital Bank boosted its sponsorship to 100 million kwacha for the FCB under-20 tournament, up from 52 million. Their marketing head, Twikale Chirwa, announced the deal in Blantyre alongside the national football association, FAM, and the youth body, NYFA.
The bigger funding aims to find more rural talent, with the league now hitting sixteen districts. Prize money and team kits will get a bump, covering things like referee fees, too. NYFA's chair, Tiyenkhu Chavura, said the structure has players competing first locally, then regionally, and finally at a national level, with individual awards for top performers.
The whole thing kicks off next April. Officials say it feeds directly into the broader plan to transform Malawian football from the ground up.
The bigger funding aims to find more rural talent, with the league now hitting sixteen districts. Prize money and team kits will get a bump, covering things like referee fees, too. NYFA's chair, Tiyenkhu Chavura, said the structure has players competing first locally, then regionally, and finally at a national level, with individual awards for top performers.
The whole thing kicks off next April. Officials say it feeds directly into the broader plan to transform Malawian football from the ground up.
