Young entrepreneur supports local football league

Young entrepreneur supports local football league A young and emerging entrepreneur has teamed up with the Musese Constituency Football League in Kavango West Region to develop the game in the area.

Steven Mungongi donated N$10 000 to the league, which currently consists of eight teams. The league was renamed Mungongi Soccer League in recognition of Mungongi's sponsorship.

The team that wins the league will walk away with N$5 000 plus a trophy and gold medals. Second place will receive N$3 000 plus silver medals and third place will walk away with N$2 000 and bronze medals.

In an interview with Nampa at Rupara football field on Saturday, Mungongi said sport in rural areas did not receive much support, hence his decision to help.

He is the chairman of Mungongi Trading Group, which is involved in agriculture, construction and catering.

Rupara is a village about 60 kilometres west of Rundu. Mungongi said there was a lot of raw talent at grassroots level that needed exposure to benefit the region and country at large.

“Look, there is no premier league now and all the football divisions countrywide have not kicked a single ball since last year.

“If this can happen to our big leagues, what will happen to sports in rural areas if we do not come and support it?” he asked.

A representative of Young MK Football Club, Pius Haimbili, applauded Mungongi for coming on board to help the league, saying this kind of gesture was the first of its kind since the league started in 2014.

Haimbili called on other business people in the region to emulate Mungongi's work to develop sport in the region.

At the moment, G n B Football Club is leading the league with nine points, followed by Musese United with five points, Rupara United also with five points behind Musese on goal difference, and then Mahenzere City with four points.

In fourth position are Mahenzere Chiefs and Karamba Football Club, both with four points behind Mahenzere City on goal difference.

Young Stars and Young MK Football Club are at the bottom of the league with no points to show for their efforts.

NAMPA