Tanzania: Huge Relief As Cecafa Gets Support

Dar es Salaam — It's now official that Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) will spend Sh300 million on this year's East and Central Africa club championship kicking off on Saturday at the National Stadium.The figure is Sh700 million short of the money the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) and the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) need to make the tournament a success.

TBL marketing manager David Minja confirmed yesterday that the beer brewing firm will sponsor the tournament under its Castle Lager brand. "We have decided to sponsor this year's Cecafa Club Championship for the benefit of football stakeholders," Minja said.

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