Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Mozambican Football League (LMF) announced on Thursday that it has secured financial guarantees to cover the clubs’ air travel costs until the end of the 2025 Moçambola season, which was suspended two weeks ago, following support from partners and the government.
“We are making this announcement because we have guarantees that the Football League will be able to pay the cost of tickets to LAM [Mozambique Airlines],” said LMF president Alberto Simango at a press conference in Maputo, adding that these payments could even “be made by companies or partners directly,” leaving the 14 clubs free from this obligation.
He said the “critical situation” caused by the current cost of air tickets on LAM for clubs in the main football league had been overcome after “lengthy negotiations with various partners,” including the government, involving the Ministries of Transports and of Sports, as well as private sponsors.
Debts of 100 million meticais (approximately €1.3 million) owed by clubs competing in the LAM championship led the company to suspend ticket sales. More than two weeks ago, the LMF cancelled the sixth round of matches, which will resume gradually from Saturday.
Simango said that the championship will resume as usual and will run until its conclusion, with adjustments to the schedule to compensate for the stoppage: “We will have Moçambola from now until the end.”
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