Millions for cricket

HOT the heels of an N$1,5 million a year sponsorship to the Namibia Professional Golfers Association (NPGA) last week, MTC yesterday announced a three-year extension of its sponsorship agreement with Cricket Namibia.

In terms of the new three-year agreement, the company will sponsor an amount of N$2,5 million dollars to the cricket authority annually.MTC spokesman Albertus Aochamub expressed happiness with what cricket has achieved in the past six years. ‘It was an absolute joy to work with Cricket Namibia. It is one code that has not given us any problem over the years. We are certainly impressed by their hard work and the results that they have produced on the field, said Aochamub. Cricket Namibia’s President, Francois Erasmus, acknowledged the role that MTC has played in the development of cricket in Namibia over the past six years. ‘Not only has this lifted the standard and profile of the game in Namibia through ever-increasing number of players participating in cricket throughout the country. Club cricket has been a major benefactor and proof of this is that there will be four additional teams playing the national cricket leagues during 2009/2010,’ said Erasmus.The sponsorship covers the costs of the Namibia senior team participating in the Cricket South Africa amateur cricket tournament; development of grassroots cricket; infrastructure development; national first and premier cricket leagues; the national team coach as well as assisting with the payments of contracts for the national players.