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‘Football is business’ – Why Kalekwa spent billions to sustain Sofapaka

Sofapaka president Elly Kalekwa has come out to explain why he has continued to pump in money to sustain the club in the FKF Premier League.

Batoto ba Mungu earned promotion to the top-flight in 2009, a season they went on to win their first league title, and since then they have never been relegated from the top tier.

In 2016 Sofapaka survived relegation after they finished 14th on the table and this was after their title sponsors Blue Triangle pulled out support, but this did not stop Kalekwa from financing the team to keep them afloat.