NMB injects 32m/- to sponsor youth coaches course

The NMB Chief Commercial Officer, Bas Nierop

The National Microfinance Bank (NMB) yesterday handed over a 32.5m/ cheque to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to sponsor a course of coaches who will train the youth teams.

The NMB Chief Commercial Officer, Bas Nierop, said the bank has decided to grant the help so as to boost the football standards in the country.

``If we want to have better footballers we should start from the roots, therefore by realizing this NMB is happy to sponsor the youth team?s coaches? course as we hope they will contribute a lot in generating the new talents,`` said Nierop.

On his side, the TFF president, Leodegar Tenga, thanked the bank for the support, saying that TFF will utilize it efficiently to assist many youths who are talented.

In another development, NMB has handed over sports gear worth 5.5m/- to TFF for supporting the youth teams while in training.