MVP Sports will be the kit supplier for Slingerz Football Club, and the local apparel company will retail the club’s merchandise at its Giftland Mall location.
The partnership was unveiled on Tuesday as Vice-President of the Club, Rawle Toney noted that these are building blocks in further enhancing the club as a professional outfit.
Noting it had been a long time in planning, Toney said the move is part of a bigger goal to enhance their status as a professional football club in Guyana.
Toney indicated that as they build on their status as a professional club, these are initiatives they will roll out and welcome further partnerships with corporate Guyana.
In the coming days, they will roll out fan jerseys for males, females, and children at MVP Sports, costing $5,000 each, and the Vice-President indicated it will make them the first in Guyana to achieve such a feat.
Merchandise is expected to be ready for the club’s second match on Tuesday, March 5, against Fruta Conquerors at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre, Providence, from 19:00h.
Managing Director of MVP Sports Ian Ramdeo further indicated that fan gear and mechanization are “big ways” for clubs in Guyana to earn revenue.
“Many people would be pleasantly surprised to know there is a demand out there regardless of which sport or which team or which athlete you have supporters. Even though we may think Guyana is small and not developed in that area, there are still opportunities for clubs, teams, and organizations to earn additional revenue”, Ramdeo highlighted.
Inaugural champions of the Elite League in 2016, the Vergenoegen, West Coast Demerara-based club starred on its return to the league with a seven-goal triumph over Monedderlust Football Club in the opening game on Sunday evening.