6th December 2022
Own correspondent
Stanbic Bank Botswana has today announced its support towards Township Rollers Football Club (TRFC) with the renewal of the TRFC sponsorship valued at BWP 4,500 000.00 for a duration of three years (2023 -2025).
The sponsorship is aligned with the Bank’s mandate of making a difference in various sporting communities and by partnering with organisations dedicated to the development of young talent. This ultimately contributes to the growth and discipline of athletes in Botswana.
Stanbic Bank recognises that football is amongst the more popular sports codes in the world, with a great deal of influence as it brings people together.
Township Rollers, Botswana’s most successful football club has won many cups that include the ongoing BTC Premier League and Mascom Top 8 in the previous years.
Chose Modise, Stanbic Bank Botswana Chief Executive said, “We continue to strengthen mutually beneficial relationships that are also impactful to the communities around us. Our aim is to see Township Rollers FC progress even further in local and African football, developing young talent and contributing towards the growth of the discipline in Botswana.”
The Bank believes football instils great lessons and changes lives especially of the youth by keeping them engaged and entertained.
“It with a great deal of gratitude that I stand here this morning, to thank you for agreeing to continue sponsoring us, despite the challenges that came with the pandemic. We really appreciate this noble gesture and hope that it can grow beyond expectation and extend even further,” said Jagdish Shah, Township Rollers FC President.
This has further cemented our commitment to play our part in helping progress even further in both local and African football.
“For us, it is critical to build a sellable football product, in order to inspire sponsor confidence. I stand before you today to declare my unflinching belief in the future of this Stanbic Bank/Township Rollers Partnership,” said Bennett Mamelodi, Chief Executive Officer of Township Rollers FC Chief Executive Officer.
The Bank’s commitment to sports development is evidenced by its active participation and sponsorship in the 41st Botswana National Sports Commission awards, Diacore Gaborone Marathon, the GM’s Annual Charity Cycle Challenge, CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships and Orapa GM’s Walk to mention but a few.
For more information contact:
Taazima Kala-Essack, Hotwire PRC Lead Consultant
taazima@hotwireprc.com or +267 3923579
OR
Ruth Lorato Sibanda, Stanbic Bank Botswana Public Relations Manager
sibandar@stanbic.com or +267 3618230
About Stanbic Bank Botswana
Stanbic Bank Botswana is part of the Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets.
The group has direct, on-the-ground representation in 20 African countries and in 5 global financial centres. Standard Bank Group has more than 1 100 branches and 6 500 ATMs in Africa, making it one of the largest banking networks on the continent. It provides global connections backed by deep insights into the countries where it operates.
Stanbic Bank Botswana provides the full spectrum of financial services, working to help make Batswana’s dreams a lasting reality in line with the Bank’s Purpose to fuel Botswana’s growth. Across our business and the breadth of our services and solutions, with Stanbic Bank, IT CAN BE.
Stanbic Bank Botswana’s Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) serves a wide range of requirements for banking, finance, trading, investment, risk management and advisory services. CIB delivers this comprehensive range of products and services relating to: investment banking; global markets; and global transactional products and services. Stanbic Bank Botswana’s Corporate and Investment Banking expertise is focused on industry sectors that are most relevant to emerging markets. It has strong offerings in Power and Infrastructure, Mining and Metals, Industrials, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Telecommunications and Media, Oil and Gas and Non-Banking Financial Institutions & Financial Institutions. Furthermore, CIB offers Investor Services which include highly specialised financial administrative services such as custodial and trustee services which are instrumental to the investment management and governance process in the market.
Stanbic Bank Botswana’s Business & Commercial Client Segment (BCC) owns, localises and executes the Business & Commercial Banking (BCB) strategy by deploying locally relevant client value propositions in strategic focus sectors in order to deliver scale, client value and bank commercial value in line with business objectives. It drives the effective deployment of direct banking solutions to meet the needs of all business owners, as well as building and maintaining effective relationships with clients to entrench our position as a partner for growth amongst businesses of all sizes across multiple industries.
The Bank’s Client Solutions division seamlessly delivers innovative and cost-effective Client Solutions across all our Client Segments. This includes products and services for banking, insurance, investment solutions, 3rd party partnerships as well as beyond banking solutions across all Client Segments.
The Consumer & High Net-Worth Client Segment owns, executes, scales, entrenches and commercialises the Consumer & High Net Worth Client value proposition; and build, maintain and scale quality client relationships. This includes the identification of local market 3rd party products and ecosystems, informed by client analytics and engagements.
Having operated in Botswana for 30 years, Stanbic Bank Botswana continues to receive prestigious awards as testament to the helpful role we play in supporting Botswana’s economic activity in various sectors.
Stanbic Bank Botswana currently employs over 600 members of staff and has a National footprint comprising 13 branches. Six branches are located within Gaborone, with representation in Francistown, Letlhakane (a digital branch), Maun, Mogoditshane, Palapye, Selebi Phikwe and Kazungula. The Bank also services customers through a network of 80 ATMs countrywide; and over 3585 Point of Sale (POS) machines with 861 integrated with store tills in various retailers and outlets in a bid to offer greater convenience and on-the-go banking for its valued customers.
Stanbic Bank Botswana is committed to enhancing the lives of the communities we operate in and it is this inherent focus on people and passion that drives our operations, for we believe Botswana is our home and we drive her growth.
For further information, go to www.stanbicbank.co.bw
