"We cannot put aside all our work and be a sponsor to football clubs"
In the last issue of our newspaper, we reported that a partnership agreement was signed between "Zagatala" FC and "Music Gallery" through the mediation of the Football Development Fund (FDF).
In the past weeks, the name of "OBA" market chain belonging to the "Veysaloglu" group of companies was also mentioned in connection with "Zagatala" FC. However, the company told our newspaper that the annual sponsorship amount of AZN 72,000 is too much for a market with a corporate social responsibility budget of AZN 100,000. Can it be understood that "OBA" refused the offer of possible sponsorship and withdrew from this matter? I wonder if the neighborhood football project will continue? In this case, are the relations with FDF continue? To clarify these issues, we turned to Hikmet Aliyev, marketing director of "OBA" market chain:
"We participated in the event invited by "Zagatala". We took the proposal from them and gave it to the Board of Directors. But there was no such decision or discussion. We just received a proposal. In that case, it means we should sponsor all the clubs in the country, because "OBA" is everywhere. For example, if we sponsor "Zagatala", "Turan Tovuz" will be offended by us. We can't put aside all our work and sponsor football clubs. We don't even have that much budget. As you know, we are the cheapest market. Our profit is not as much as in "Bravo" or "Araz". As for neighborhood football, this is a secret project. We are currently thinking about who will organize it, how much money will be allocated, how we will do it. When the time comes, we will make a detailed statement about it."
Source of the news: https://www.football-plus.az/54570-butun-isimizi-gucumuzu-atib-futbol-klublarina-sponsor-ola-bilmerik.html
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