Sahara terminates cricket stadium naming rights contract
According to reports, the IT company still had 18 months left of the contract before it was cancelled.
THE KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union and IT distributors, Sahara, have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect.
The IT company has held the naming rights to the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium since 2005 and had 18 months left on their current contract. The contract was scheduled to end in August 2019. Both parties agreed to terminate the stadium naming rights contract immediately.
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“As the KZN cricket community, we would like to thank Sahara for their support for cricket in KwaZulu-Natal over many years,” said KZN Cricket president Fa-eez Jaffer.
“They have assisted us in keeping Kingsmead as one of the most prestigious cricket grounds in the country.”
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