Dar es Salaam, November 14, 2024 — betPawa has launched its game-changing Locker Room Bonus in Tanzania that will see players in the country’s National Basketball League get rewarded with $50 each for every match they win.
In a deal signed today in Dar es Salaam by betPawa and the Tanzania Basketball Federation, 12 players of a team will be rewarded after each victorious match, provided they make the match day squad, as well as four technical staff members. This brings to four the number of countries that betPawa has launched this initiative.
The other affiliated leagues where teams have benefitted from Locker Room Bonuses are Rwanda’s FERWABA (Federation of Rwanda Basketball), the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA Drum, Futsal), the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA) and the Ghana Football Association.
The Locker Room Bonus is a direct benefit to players that seeks to celebrate winners and further reward great performances that betPawa has introduced across multiple African countries and sports.
"We’re delighted to bring our popular player appreciation bonus to Tanzania. This is a key step towards recognising the hard work and dedication of the people who are at the heart of the game, the players,” said betPawa’s Chief Commercial Officer Ntoudi Mouyelo.
The money is paid directly to the players’ mobile money wallets immediately after winning a match and before the players and staff leave the stadium, hence the term Locker Room Bonus.
So far nearly $300,000 has been paid out as Locker Room Bonus in the four countries since it was in Ghana in September 2022.
As part of the partnership, betPawa became the Official Betting Sponsor of the National Basketball League.
"We seek to elevate the game of basketball in this region just as we have done in Rwanda, where we have a similar partnership with FERWABA (Federation of Rwanda Basketball), " added Mouyelo.
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