Castle Lager bounces back

... Castle Lager is excited to be involved again this year

MatchDay

Delta Beverages’ Castle Lager yesterday bounced back as principal sponsors of the annual Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup after a seven year absence.

We are thrilled to have Castle Lager back on board as a brand partner.

Austrian energy drink manufacturer, Power Horse will partner the traditional sponsors at this year’s tournament which is set to be played between 17 and 30 may.

In a press release published on its website, COSAFA president Suketu Patel welcomed the re-engagement between COSAFA and Castle Lager.

“We are thrilled to have Castle Lager back on board as a brand partner for our flagship competition, the COSAFA Cup. The Castle Lager brand is well known across Southern Africa and they will be popular partners for the tournament to be staged in South Africa in 2015,”

“We have always valued their partnership over many years of our association with them and look forward to not only another fine event with Castle Lager on board for 2015, but also into the future as well,” said Patel.

Castle Lager General Manager Alastair Hewitt expressed confidence that the relationship between castle and COSAFA was beneficial to the region for the development of soccer.

“As a pioneering sponsor of The COSAFA Cup from its start in 1997, Castle Lager is excited to be involved again this year in what is a major event for not just for our region, but for the continent,” Hewitt said.

Zambia will be hoping to win it for the fifth time.

COSAFA Cup returns after taking a break last year, with Zambia set to defend the title they won on home soil in 2013 while Angola and Comoros will be absent having decided not to participate in this year’s event.

They will be replaced by invited teams, Ghana and Tanzania.

Zambia will be hoping to win it for the fifth time after having matched Zimbabwe’s four COSAFA Cup titles on home soil in 2013.