Villa priced out of high -profile friendly with Tanzanian giants

S.C VIlla head coach Dusan Stojanovic during a training session. (Villa Media).

FOOTBALL Villa priced out of high -profile friendly with Tanzanian giants

Peter Tabu • 07:14 - 25.07.2023

The record Uganda Premier League champions, who are set to unveil a five-year sponsorship deal with leading tyre manufacturers Linglong worth $1,250,000 (over Shs 4.5B), are looking to have a grand announcement of the sponsorship.

The 2021 post-Covid hit song bambam by Royal Sadness, in which he asks, ‘You want to Bam Bam, you want to chill with the big boys?’ best explains SC Villa’s current situation.

The record Uganda Premier League champions, who are set to unveil a five-year sponsorship deal with leading tyre manufacturers Linglong worth $1,250,000 (over Shs 4.5B), are looking to have a grand announcement of the sponsorship.

Pulse Sports can reliably confirm that the club hierarchy zeroed down on inviting Tanzanian giants Simba SC for a pre-season friendly.

Still, the Jogoos were asked to pay the Msimbazi street-based side Ugx 500m as an appearance fee, forcing Blues to abandon the pursuit.

Simba, 22-time Tanzanian league champions, are one of the biggest football brands in Africa, with an estimated value of $5.3m and a commanding fanbase across the continent.

However, even though Omar Mandela’s side negotiated their way to the friendly, the question is where the game would be played.

Currently, only Vipers’ St Marys Stadium and the MTN Omondi stadium in Lugogo are the only facilities that can host such high-profile games.

With the new sponsorship package and a new Serbian head coach in Dusan Stojanovic, a lot is expected to change at Villa Park, majorly the search for their league title in 20 years.

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