The Lilongwe Mayor’s Trophy finals for primary schools will be staged this weekend at the Bingu National Stadium where eight primary schools will be battling for honours of the trophy in both netball and football.
In netball, Kamuzu Barracks Primary School will play Nankhaka Primary School for the third place while Ngwenya Primary School will battle it out with Kamdogola Primary School in the final.
In the football, Kalambo Primary School will play Kabwabwa Primary School in the third-place play-off while Kamuzu Barracks primary School will face Chiwoko Primary School in the final.
Speaking in Blantyre ahead of the finals, FDH Bank Head of Marketing and Communications Levie Nkunika said the bank, which sponsors the Mayor’s trophies in Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba to the tune of K165 million for three years, is happy with the competition in the three cities.
“Educating and supporting our youth is the most optimal way to invest in a successful future. Development of grassroots sports and the building of healthy and vibrant youth and talent development for the future national teams – football and netball stars. These are the people who will play for the successful Flames and Queens of tomorrow.
“As a home-grown bank, we take a long-term view for the development of sports in particular and building our economy and our country in general,” Nkunika said.
He said the Bank, which sponsors the trophies in partnership with the cities’ councils, has pumped in K15 million for the Lilongwe City Mayor’s Trophy.
“The partnership with the councils has been there for the past two years and continues. We thank the Mayor’s Trophy organising committees for their effective planning by making sure that these games are executed successfully,” Nkunika said.
The Mayor’s Trophy finals for Mzuzu will take place on 30 July 2022 at Mzuzu Stadium while Zomba’s finals will take place on 5 August 2022.
The winners from all the cities will play in an inter-city tournament to find the overall winner at a date to be announced later.
FDH Bank Plc is also the official sponsor of Malawi’s football and netball teams and it also sponsors the country’s most lucrative football cup, the FDH Bank Cup.
