On Monday, 24 June 2013, Sasol and the South African
Football Association (SAFA) concluded a deal that will see Sasol stay on board
as the headline sponsor of the senior national women’s football team (Banyana
Banyana) and the Sasol League which is the country’s premium women’s football
league.
As the company responsible for the management of both
the Sasol league and the Banyana Banyana sponsorship properties, EXP arranged a
five-a-side media challenge and a gala event that was broadcast live on SABC 1,
Soccer Zone as part of the celebrations of the renewal of the sponsorship.
This deal will see the two companies further cementing
their partnership and carrying on the work that they started four years ago
when Sasol came on as the sponsor for Banyana Banyana.
“Our new agreement with SAFA is for a period of four
years and makes provision for the Sasol Women’s league, as well as for all
games of the South African Senior National women’s football team. We, however, prefer
to call the team by the name the public has adopted for them. Our new agreement
includes naming rights and we are very proud that from now on, our national
women’s football team will be known as ‘Sasol Banyana Banyana’,” said Nolitha Fakude, Executive
Director at Sasol.
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