By Chisomo Phiri
As part of supporting local football in the country, Rab Processors Limited has increased its sponsorship of the ThumbsUp Southern Region Football Association (SRFA) League Premier Division from K21 million to K27 million.
Communications Manager at Rab Processors Limited, Andrew Lulker announced the K6 million sponsorship boost during the 2024 season prize presentation ceremony held at Mpira Village in Chiwembe Township, Blantyre on Wednesday.
He said this demonstrates the company’s commitment to promoting football development in the region.
“We were impressed with the competitiveness of the league last season, and we are committed to making it even better in the next edition,” said Lulker.
During the ceremony, Ekhaya FC, the 2024 champions, received a K5 million first prize and are expected to receive a similar package from the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) for earning promotion to the TNM Super League.
Individual awards were also presented, with Royal Bokosi of Red Lions FC receiving K100,000 as the top goalscorer with 20 goals.
In the media categories, Solomon Manda of Nation Publications Limited (NPL) was named the best print journalist, while Yasin Limu of TV Islam took the top honor in the television category.
Foster Mkwamba of MIJ FM was recognized as the best radio journalist, and Frank Moja Dzuwa won in the online section.
