EZULWINI – FNB Eswatini has announced a E2 million sponsorship for its upcoming golf tournament.
The announcement was made at the launch of the fourth edition of the 2025 FNB Eswatini Challenge on Monday by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thokozani ‘TK’ Dlamini after emphasizing the bank’s commitment to promoting golf. The top player is said to receive a minimum of E317,000 in prizes.
“As a bank, we firmly believe that sport is one of the best vehicles that can help us achieve the shared growth targets we all aspire to reach as a Nation and thus we will continue to invest in local sport,” he said speaking at the Ezulwini Golf Course.
The CEO was speaking alongside the Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, Bongani Nzima, where he expressed eagerness to further collaborate with the organizers of the upcoming King’s Cup tournament.
The FNB Eswatini Challenge’s grand prizes include E317 000 first prize that is up for grabs among internationally acclaimed golfers.
The prizes also include E60 000 exclusively reserved for the top three Emaswati golfers, where the best Liswati winner will walk away with E30 000 with the second and third prizes being E20 000 and E10 000, respectively.
Dlamini said that in the event the ultimate prize (E317 000) is grabbed by Liswati golfer, he or she would further take the E30 000 first prize.
FNB Eswatini marks 30 years of service. The bank said through the tournament they bring the best in golf to Eswatini to test the resolve against the best internationally, helping players develop and equally raise the standard of golf in the country.
This tournament which began in 2022 is hosted under the theme, “Transforming Fairways and Futures: FNB’s Commitment to Golf and Development,” which FNB said.
The tournament comes for the first time to Ezuwini from Nkonyeni Lodge and Golf Estate where it had been previously held for the past three years.
“As a business that serves Eswatini in its entirety through a branch network of over 10 branches and over 500 active CashPlus agents, we felt it was important to bring the tournament to a new venue this year, to reach and connect with even more emaSwati. After all, this is a tournament for Eswatini, and it should be felt by all across our beautiful Kingdom. We therefore believe that the Ezulwini Golf Course will allow more of our clients and emaSwati at large to experience this premium golfing event,” Dlamini said.
The tournament is also supported by the Sunshine Tour, Eswatini Professional Golfers Association (EPGA), Eswatini Golfers Union (EGU) and Ezulwini Golf Course for their support in bringing this year’s Challenge to life.
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