{"id":11709,"date":"2020-07-08T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=11709"},"modified":"2020-07-08T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:14:10","slug":"stars-players-pay-tribute-to-serengeti-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/stars-players-pay-tribute-to-serengeti-sponsorship","title":{"rendered":"STARS PLAYERS PAY TRIBUTE TO SERENGETI SPONSORSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> TAIFA Stars players have expressed their gratitude to Serengeti Premium Lager (SBL) for the sponsorship of the team, noting that it had contributed immensely to its solid and consistent winning ways.<\/p>\n<p>John Bocco, one of Taifa Stars\u2019 linchpins and a striker of outstanding repute, said that the sponsorship had immensely led to the team\u2019s achievement registered in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Through the support, Taifa Stars qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2019 after almost four decades of being on the limbo of continental soccer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is undoubtedly through Serengeti Premium Lager sponsorship that we are registering a string of great performances, culminating to the return, last year, to this prestigious continental football showpiece after a prolonged wait of 38 years,\u201d Bocco said, adding: \u201cI believe that had it not been for the sponsorship that facilitated our adequate preparations, we would not have made it that far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SBL became the official main sponsor of Taifa Stars in May 2017, when Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) inked a three-year 2.1bn\/- deal with the company that saw the brewer\u2019s flagship brand assume the role of the main sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>Bocco\u2019s sentiments were echoed by his counterpart, Frank Domayo, a creative midfielder in the team, who acknowledging the spirit of patriotism that SBL had built among Tanzanian soccer lovers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sponsorship has played a pivotal role in influencing Tanzanians to love and stand with their national team through media and outreach campaigns, which also involved players,\u201d Domayo said.<\/p>\n<p>The sponsorship, according to the midfielder, had enormously motivated the players by ensuring that all their requirements were fulfilled on time and their welfare was wellcatered for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen a real difference with current sponsor (SBL). We stay in good hotels when travelling and when in training camps. Our general welfare is also well looked after and as a result, we are very motivated and that\u2019s why our performance is improving,\u201d Domayo said.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, the team\u2019s utility defender cum midfielder, Erasto Nyoni noted that apart from the material support that the players received from SBL, the brewer went an extra mile by ensuring that the team is morally supported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides the financial support, the sponsor has always been with us in and out the pitch. We have been receiving a lot of encouragement and this has motivated us to play ever harder,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The national team\u2019s goalkeeper Metacha Mnata specifically appreciated the closeness that the sponsor has maintained with the team attributing it to the team\u2019s good performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sponsor has been with us in every step. The investment made to the national team is beyond the pitch. The sponsor has been very successful in bringing the nation together in support of their national team through very robust media campaigns,\u201d Mnata enthused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: TAIFA Stars players have expressed their gratitude to Serengeti Premium Lager (SBL) for the sponsorship of the team, noting that it had contributed immensely to its solid and consistent winning ways. 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