StarTimes Uganda Premier League reigning champions Vipers Sports Club have unveiled paint manufacturing company Plascon as their latest sponsor.
The deal which is worth 400 million Ugandan shillings for a period of two years was unveiled today morning at St Mary’s Stadium, the home of the Venoms.
“We have signed a two-year partnership contract worth 400 million shillings with Plascon Uganda as our official paint partner,” Vipers SC tweeted.
Present during the unveiling ceremony was Vipers SC Club President Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa and Plascon Uganda Managing Director Santosh Gumte.
“This only marks the beginning of a journey that has to make economic sense for Plascon if we are to turn one year into a lifetime partnership. That’s our pledge to all our partners and it’s the pledge we are making to Plascon,” Vipers SC Club President Dr. Mulindwa said.
“Every sponsorship announcement is an affirmation of the great team we have; from the grounds-men, players and administrative arm. It takes a highly innovative team to attract the brand like Plascon,” Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa added.
Plascon Managing Director, Santosh Gumte said; “Plascon is injecting up to Shs 400M in Vipers SC a lot of which will be going into pre-match and post-match activations.”
Effective Wednesday March 3, when Vipers host Bright Stars FC at the St Mary’s stadium, the Plascon Uganda logo will appear on jerseys at the back end just below the number.
Plascon joins Hima Cement and DFCU among the sponsors to the Kitende-based side.