Times Of Swaziland: WESLIANS CLINCH OVER E2M LAURUS KIT DEAL

WESLIANS CLINCH OVER E2M LAURUS KIT DEAL
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Chris Dlamini  on 02/12/2020 16:32:00


MBABANE – Hub side, Manzini Wanderers have solicited an over E2 million kit
sponsor from South African brand, Laurus Sport.
This means Wanderers’ kits and off-field merchandise will soon be marked with
the capital L on the right side of the chest which stands for Laurus. The
technical sponsor, to provide them with playing kits and off-field merchandise,
is said to have agreed to sponsor the club for the next five years. A bit of
information sourced from the net yesterday, is that Laurus is a football brand
looking to cater for the South African football market in both on and off-field
apparel.
Proudly
“We understand the game, we understand the club and we understand the players.
All products are proudly made in the heart of the clothing manufacturing
district in Cape Town, South Africa, the birthplace and home of Laurus Sport.
Cape Town was once a hub for clothing manufacturing, and the talent in this
industry still remains,” reads an excerpt from their advertisement.
Furthermore, Laurus pitches itself as a company that offers ‘a high-quality
product of international standards mostly produced locally; the ability to
customise the product to a club’s need; and continuity for a three to five
year period’. Impeccable sources within the club’s top brass confirmed the
latest news.
“Wait and see. This time we mean business and our kit is one of the things we
prioritise on as that’s our main branding,” said one of the sources. Another
said that the new director was coming in with a number of new innovations, which
were yet to be unearthed and some reported to their supporters soon. The
club’s recently appointed PRO, Mlungisi Ndzinisa, had also declared they had
got a good technical sponsor deal but without details. This was on national
radio. Called again about Laurus, Ndzinisa said what was certain was the fact
that ‘Manzini Wanderers would soon be unveiling its new kit and merchandise to
include everything even replicas’ courtesy of an unnamed technical sponsor.
Expecting
“I cannot reveal the name, but yes, we are expecting to receive our first
batch next week (this week) and only then will it be known who the sponsors
are,” he said. Pressed further about Laurus, he preferred not to deny nor
confirm, but insisted that they would soon make it public. Other sides with
technical sponsors are Moneni Pirates (UMBRO South Africa) and Denver Sundowns
(Kappa) among very few which include Mbabane Highlanders and Mbabane Swallows,
despite that they use no fancied brands in the sporting world but
business-inspired kits which are affordable to anyone.