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Perth Glory Football Club tour South aFriCa

last month’s pre-season south Africa tour of marked Perth Glory’s third visit to the republic in as many years and was made possible by their sponsorship link-up with Kaboko Mining.

The Australian-based “The club has really embraced tour will stand them in good company is well known for that, as have the sponsors stead as they attempt to bring its portfolio of manganese and the Live to Learn charity. some silverware back to nib assets in Zambia, but the bulk “kaboko’s reason for getting Stadium. “There’s no doubt of its workforce, operational behind the trip revolves around in my mind that we’re going staff and contracting teams associating the brand not only to benefit massively from this emanate from South Africa. with sport, but also with the trip and that it will set us up community activities which is for a successful season.” “kaboko’s interest has built up an ongoing interest for them in recent years to culminate in in both South Africa and in Perth Glory FC has just released their support for Glory’s trips Zambia. “The club wanted its new range of Corporate to the Republic,” explained to have a really solid training Hospitality offerings for the David Tasker, the company’s camp and good quality games upcoming 2013/14 Hyundai Public Relations Director. “It’s a and they’ve had that and the A-League season. In addition good way of doing something community aspect of the trip to corporate networking, meaningful in South Africa has also gone exceptionally numerous sponsorship and helping to build what well. opportunities exist ranging is probably a relatively from player sponsorships unknown brand there, while Since returning from their through to partnerships with also reinforcing a brand that South African sojourn at the the club in the areas of elite is already well-established in start of August, Glory have and youth player development, Australia.” continued their preparations and indigenous and regional for the new Hyundai A-League associations. With the support of kaboko season which is set to get and its associated Live to Learn underway on October 13th. To find out more call the Foundation, Glory’s players Corporate Department and staff hosted a range And with Head Coach Alistair on 08 94926000, email of coaching clinics for local Edwards having assembled an corporate@perthglory.com.au children, along with amateur exciting, largely youthful squad or visit perthglory.com.au adult players and coaches. And packed with homegrown West Tasker confirmed that the level Australian talent, there is a Perth Glory’s 2013 south Africa of community interaction was growing feeling that Glory is tour was proudly sponsored ramped up significantly during poised to reclaim its place at by Kaboko Mining, live2learn this year’s tour which saw the the summit of the Australian and Europcar group split its time between domestic game. Nelspruit and Johannesburg. “The community interaction in Club skipper Burns certainly some respects is actually the believes that the men in purple key aspect of the trip,” he said, can make a major impact in “and there has been a lot of it the forthcoming campaign on this trip. and feels that the pre-season