Zimbabwe: Club Embarks On Commercialisation Drive

“We also have a new team bus that is to be shipped from Brazil,” Sakupwanya said.

Sakupwanya has been assisting domestic football, beyond just his club.

He emphasised that the commercialisation drive would be anchored on improving the livelihood of players whom he is giving priority.

“For us as Scottland we believe commercialisation is the way to go as it enhances the club’s mission to become a self-sustaining entity.

“The are a number of ways through which we are looking at undertaking this commercial drive including ensuring that our players have decent accommodation which gives them peace of mind, and modern training facilities where their skills can be better honed.

“More importantly it is the health of the athletes which in our case is the players that we give priority to and the availability of this ambulance is one such big step which the club has taken in that regard.

“Of course, everyone working for the club matters including our supporters but we are saying the players come before everyone else because they are the people for whom we converge at the stadiums to watch as they entertain us.” Although he was not yet at liberty to go into finer details of the commercial ventures they are looking at, Sakupwanya hinted at more corporate partnerships and sponsorship deals that enhance Scottland’s operating environment.

The club is also looking at increasing spectator interests and luring more fans to their matches.

And to underline their Premiership ambitions, Scottland last month engaged British expatriate Ahmed Abdulla as technical advisor to coach Genesis Mangombe.

In appointing Abdulla, they also became the first NRSL to hire a European coach in pursuit of Premiership promotion.