Wazito FC have confirmed a four-year partnership deal with former Gor Mahia sponsor, who only lasted two months with the record Kenyan champions. The partnership that will be unveiled soon is worth Ksh 38 million per year for four years.”We’re proud and grateful that the company has agreed to partner with a community club like ours. Their support will go a long way in helping us nurture local talent and give youths an opportunity to excel in sports, and football in particular,” Wazito chairman, Moses Adagala said. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7069114##The betting firm signed a three-year deal with Gor Mahia worth Ksh 77 million in July last year, but the engagement was terminated mutually two months later. Tusker loyalist Jackson Macharia pens new deal to extend stay with the championsSince being sold to Kisumu-based Engineer Joe Odongo in September 2022, Wazito FC have barely survived without a stable source of income. Under its previous owner, Dubai-based business mogul Ricardo Badoer, the club was one of the best paying in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League, FKFPL.Wazito attracted some of the best talents locally as players trooped to the club lured by Badoer’s fat wallet. The epoch of COVID-19 pandemic, however, spelt doom for the club as Badoer’s businesses took a hit.It culminated in the club’s sale and relocation to Muhoroni, Kisumu County. The windfall is expected to help them bolster their squad ahead of the second leg of the 2022-23 FKFPL season.Ouma tips Nairobi City Stars to bloom in second legWazito have struggled in the opening leg of the league registering a paltry two wins in a whopping 16 fixtures. Placed second from bottom, the club is clutching on anything to survive the chop. Following a spate or poor performances that saw them go eight games without a win, Wazito recently hired former APS Bomet FC coach Charles Odera to help steady their wrecking ship, but two fixtures later, he’s still to master a win.
