Chippa United have scored a R33 million sponsorship deal from the Buffalo City ahead of next season.
According to a report by DispatchLIVE, the sponsorship deal entered into by the two parties is for the next three years.
As expected in any deal, there are terms and conditions to the deal signed by both the Buffalo City and Chippa United.
Amongst them is that Chippa United play seven of their home games to Buffalo City Municipality Stadium at R1.2 million each.
Chippa United have already played at the stadium this season, and fresh in the minds of football fans East London is the match against Kaizer Chiefs.
The Chilli Boys hammered Chiefs 2-0 in a packed stadium, thanks to goals from Bienvenu Eva Nga and Sinoxolo Kwayiba.
“Buffalo City Metro has endorsed a R33m three-year sponsorship deal for Chippa United to bring some of its Premier Soccer League games to the city,” reads part of the report.
THE CHILLI BOYS ALMOST CERTAIN TO AVOID RELEGATION
Chippa United are almost certain that they will not get relegated this season as they are currently on 32 points with three games to go.
They lead 15th-placed Richards Bay FC with eight points and bottom-placed Cape Town Spurs with 14 points – the three teams have all played 27 games.
And this deal makes sense for both parties, especially the Buffalo City Municipality who knows they will benefit greatly from it.
Nonetheless, Chippa United have never been relegated from the DStv Premiership since their promotion in 2012 despite too many changes to their technical team.