Muraga Hotspurs Football Club are now parading in new colours. This follows the decision by the managing director of a local bus company, Omega Line Coaches, Mr PU Mathivha, to renew their sponsorship with the club.

The ceremony during which sponsorship was officially renewed was held at the team’s grounds on Saturday.

During the ceremony, Mr Mathivha handed over a brand new soccer kit and 15 pairs of soccer boots to the value of R11 000 to the treasurer of the club, Mr TD Mamushiana. Mathivha said that his company had been sponsoring the team since 2004.

He further indicated that the relationship between his company and the club will remain intact “until death do them part.” He reiterated the fact that it was his wish to see the team gaining promotion to the elite league.

When asked whether his company would not dump the team if they managed to gain promotion to the elite league as sponsoring a team that is campaigning in the Premiership division is an expensive exercise, Mathivha said that they were not just promising, but committed to assisting the team, come rain or sunshine.

He indicted that, apart from sponsoring the team, his company has recently donated R5 000 to the Mbahe community towards the electrification project which the community is engaged in, in partnership with the Thulamela Municipality.

In response to that, the treasurer of the club, Mr TD Mamushiana, said that no amount of words could express his appreciation of the sponsorship. He said that the club will be known as Omega Line FC. The team is campaigning under the Metropolitan Stream A League. They lost 0-1 to Jerome Liverpool at the Muraga grounds last Saturday.