Speaking during the unveiling of the sponsorship, team patron Johanna Omolo said this was the beginning of the journey of professionalizing the club.“I have always said that it is very important to have professional teams across all levels in Africa and I am very happy that Dandora Youth, I team I love and support, have started this journey positively. I always want to thank Skyward for believing in the team – this is huge for the entire Dandora Community,” Omolo said,Fourth-tier side Dandora Youth have landed a sponsor in @SkywardExpress pic.twitter.com/gW5Z3O2dxm— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) August 4, 2021 The club’s CEO Tosh Juma echoed the Kenyan International’s sentiments.“Dandora Youth is a community team and Skyward’s support means they are directly supporting the dreams of the entire community, not just the footballers. We are very grateful for this gesture.”Skyward Chairman Captain Mohammed Abdi said the company was happy to partner with the team and was eager to enter into a long-term agreement in the near future.“To us it more than just giving out the money. We have supported youth in sports before in rugby, athletics and now getting into a partnership with Dandora Youth. We are very passionate about supporting the dreams of the youth and we want them to take advantage of this to ensure the team does well,” he said,
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“If the team scales up the ladder then more youth from Dandora will be scouted by big teams abroad. We want to create more Johanna Omolos to play for big teams. If that happens then they will in return support the same community in the near future and that means this will be a success story,” he added.Newly appointed Dandora Youth coach Ezekiel Akwana says the sponsorship will go a long way in ensuring the team achieves its dream of playing in the top-tier in the near future.“We are currently fourth in the fourth-tier and our aim is to get promoted to the Division One league (third-tier) at the end of the season. The overall goal is to play in the top league in the near future and such a partnership is very key in setting up the structures that will ensure the dream is achieved.” He said.
