This year’s Airtel Top 8 final between Silver Strikers and FCB Nyasa Bullets at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday set a new gross gate revenue record of K116.45 million at club level on the domestic scene.
The Zamadolo seventh season final, which saw Bullets beating Silver Strikers 1-0 to retain the honours, beat the K88.3 million record set in the FDH Bank Cup Round of 16 between age-old rivals Bullets and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers in July at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.
The amount is almost three times more than the K39.3 million gross for the delayed sixth edition Airtel Top 8 final between Bullets and Mafco FC.
From the K116.45 million gross, K22. 222 million went towards expenses, leaving a net of K94.232 million, from which the two teams and stadium owners, Ministry of Youth and Sports, got K23.558 million each.
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) received K18.846 million while the Malawi National Council of Sports got K4.712 million.
FAM president Fleetwood Haiya was excited with the record revenue.
“A record-breaking K 116 454 500 gross revenue for the Airtel Top 8 final between Silver Strikers and FCB Nyasa Bullets today gives us a reason to believe that we are on a good trajectory.
“Our resolve is to keep improving our gate management systems to give teams more resources. A big thank you to all the fans for making this milestone possible. Together we can do more.”
