Domestic football powerhouses FCB Nyasa Bullets, Mighty Wanderers, Silver Strikers and Civil Service United are equal on K100 000 each standard game bonus, but differ when it comes to extra motivation. One of the Bullets players confided to Weekend Nation that initially, they were getting K80 000 each for a win until it was raised at the start of the second round. He said: “We also get K5 000 for a draw and nothing for a win.
But there are other matches deemed as high-profile and these are semi-final, final and when we are playing fellow big teams, Wanderers and Silver [Strikers], we are offered K120 000 for a win.” The player admitted that considering the satisfactory game bonus, they could have done better. “We have lost seven matches matches so far, including three to Wanderers which translates to about K700 000 each that we lost out,” he said. On the other hand, Wanderers chief executive officer Panganeni Ndovi also confirmed that their players get a standard K100 000 for a win and nothing for a draw or loss.
He said: “This is meant to motivate the players to give out something extra. “But as a motivation, our president [Thom Mpinganjira] has been offers special bonuses in some matches.” In the first round TNM Super League and FDH Bank Cup semi-final 1-0 margin wins over Bullets, those that featured got K500 000 each while in the second round 3-0, he offered them K750 000 each. For those that played in all these matches, it translates to K1.7 million.
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They also got a special bonus for beating Moyale Barracks [6-0], which sealed their league title. “So, it can go as far an extra K50 000 if they win six successive games, but then once they falter, it reverts to K100 000. They also get nothing for a draw,” he said.
“But there are also some crucial matches such as final and selected league games when they are offered more after winning.” Creck Sporting comes after the big four as they offer their players K80 000 each for a win and nothing for a draw or loss while rookies Ekhaya FC players get K50 000 for a win. Weekend Nation established that Ekhaya players get an extra K25 000 each if they win with a clean sheet and nothing for a draw.
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