BY TSEGAYE TILAHUN
ADDIS ABABA – Amhara Bank inked yesterday a sponsorship agreement with Bahir Dar City Administration and Gofere Sportswear Supplier to conduct the first edition of Amhara Bank- Tana Cup football tournament.
Briefing the media, Amhara Bank Branding and Marketing Director Aschalew Tamru said the title sponsorship agreement, which worth five million birr, have been made in line with discharging corporate social responsibility. The tournament is prepared in collaboration with Bahir Dar City Administration and Gofere Sportswear Supplier.
The bank has committed to fulfill its responsibility of promoting healthy society, strengthening friendship and benefiting the society thereby revitalizing the tourism industry via sport sector support. The tournament also aimed to strengthen friendship among the public, promote healthy generation and benefit the community in promoting tourist attraction sites, the director elaborated.
Football clubs from the Ethiopian Premier League and other two African leagues would be participating in the tournament which is scheduled from September 16 to 24, 2022 at Bahir Dar International Stadium, it was learned.
The Ethiopian Herald September 9/2022
