888 Bets Malawi ends Nomads kit deal
Betting company 888Bets Malawi will not renew its kit sponsorship with Super League champions Mighty Wanderers, Malawi News Sports has learntWanderers and 888Bets Malawi signed a K100 million kit sponsorship contract in January last year.In an interview Friday, Wanderers Chief Executive Officer Panganeni Ndovi said the company informed them that they will not renew the contract ahead of the 2026 football season.“The agreement between Mighty Wanderers and 888Bets has come to an end as it was a one-year agreement. Due to the recent changes in the tax system affecting betting companies, 888Bets indicated that they would not be renewing the agreement upon its expiry, as the new framework had affected their operations,” Ndovi said.The one-year deal between Wanderers and 888 Bets Malawi was one of the most lucrative kit sponsorship deals in domestic football.The 888Bets kit sponsorship covered all Wanderers’ men’s and women’s teams.Ndovi described the one-year partnership with 888Bets Malawi as a success.“As Mighty Wanderers FC, we remain very grateful for the partnership and support we received from 888Bets during the period of our collaboration. We truly appreciated the relationship and contribution they made to the club,” he said.Through the deal, 888Bets had branding rights on all Wanderers teams.888Bets Malawi Country Manager Clement Kwesi was not answering his mobile phones yesterday.The expiry of the deal with 888Bets means the Nomads might go into the new football season with Ekhaya Farms as only sponsors with branding rights in front of their uniforms.Wanderers regrouped Friday in preparation for the FDH Bank Premiership, formerly known as the TNM Super League.The Nomads won the league with 63 points-ending their eight-year drought.
2026-03-07 11:22:23