TPLB collects opinions sponsoring more than one club

The League Board has said that they welcomes the views of all stakeholders who see no need for a person, company or institution to sponsor more than one team in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League so that an official rule is created

The Chief Executive Officer of the board, Almasi Kasongo, said yesterday that, in recent days, there has been an argument and debate among football stakeholders who think there is a need to prevent one sponsor from sponsoring more than one team, and since the Football Federation of Miguu Tanzania (TFF) and the League Board run football with transparency and sensitivity, they have not closed the doors instead they welcome comments

However, Kasongo, said that the opinion will be given for the rule of the next season, because this season they have already scored and there was no stakeholder who complained about the issue

"These two or three days have been a big debate, but at this time we had no rule preventing one sponsor from sponsoring more than one team. Sponsorship is a matter of principle, the purpose of the rule is 90 percent directed to the respective club, team , players, referees, officials, apart from the discussions that have arisen, no club or stakeholder towards this season has complained about the issue," said the Executive Officer

Nevertheless, he said that the rules are not absolute, so if the stakeholders see the need to come up with those rules, the doors are open

"But I have always believed that the rules are not absolute, they are negotiable, they can be changed, so when the stakeholders see the need to change the rules as we have always done, then the doors are open," said Kasongo