Vodacom’s mega-deal for Chiefs and Pirates

South African mobile telecommunications company Vodacom has extended its sponsorship of Soweto-based football clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in a five-year deal. Reported in the South African press to be worth R1 billion ($120m), Sports Sponsorship Insider understands that the value of the deal was significantly inflated in the domestic media.

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