The Blantyre City Mayor’s Trophy is now back for the year after Nico Group has announced of a MK35 Million package to support the campaign ending a three-year break.
The competition has since time in memorial been touted as crucial towards promoting sport as this time like before it will involve Under-15 primary schools in football and netball across about hundred schools.
The most recent edition came in 2019.
Speaking to MIJ Online, Mayor Wild Ndipo was quick to admit that going without the competition for the past years really affected efforts that they put towards promoting sport.
‘’This is because the trophy is a platform for unearthing raw talent at grassroot level. We expect an exciting tournament this year,” Ndipo said.
Nico Corporate Affairs Manager Mbumba Mlia Ndasauka said they would like to see learners enjoying various sporting activities while building their careers.
“As a financial institution, we would also like the pupils to take advantage of the competition to learn about financial issues so that they become good leaders in the future,” Ndasauka said.
Chairperson for the Blantyre Urban chapter of the Malawi Schools Sports Association Egnazio Libwaloh said the competition will begin at zonal level with schools from six zones battling it out in a two-legged knockout format which he believes induces more competition among participating teams.
Football champions pocketing MK1 million, with netball winners will claim MK800,000.