SportPesa boosts sponsorship portfolio with Cape Town

South African Premier Soccer League team Cape Town City has become the latest club to enter into a partnership with SportPesa.

Under a four-year agreement, which runs from the 2017-18 season to the 2020-21 campaign, SportPesa will serve as the team’s main shirt sponsor.

The deal will cover the senior, development and youth teams of Cape Town City, which was previously known as Mpumalanga Black Aces.

Nick Ferguson, director of SportPesa in South Africa, said: “We welcome our first football partners in South Africa, Cape Town City, to our global portfolio.

“Our pioneering partnership is a big statement by SportPesa to showcase our commitment to football development in this country.

“We are more than happy to work with Cape Town City FC, a club that stands for our values and we look forward to a period of greater success inspired by the start of our journey together.”

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