Super League of Malawi blocks Airtel sponsorship for Bullets

The Super League of Malawi (Sulom) has confirmed that it halted a K5 million funding pledged by Airtel Malawi to Big Bullets towards their CAF Champions League campaign, saying that would be in conflict of the sponsorship that the league has with TNM.

Bullets received a K15 million rescue package from TNM on Thursday through an upfront payment from a proposed SMS campaign, virtually sealing their budget for the trip to the Comoros next week where they will face Club Fomboni on February 15 in their preliminary first-leg tie.

Sulom legal adviser Felix Tambulasi and treasurer Tiya Somba-Banda said they stopped Bullets from collecting money from Airtel  because a Super League club “cannot engage any company that is in competition with the sponsor, in this case Airtel Malawi.”

Bullets general secretary Harold Fote said they club agreed with Sulom’s interpretation but said while expressing thei “gratitude to TNM”,  People’s team is also “thankful to Airtel Malawi for their gesture”.