Sakupwanya: “It’s Only Fair For PSL Winners To Get US$3 Million”

Scott Sakupwanya Deadpoints US$3 Million PSL Prize Boost – Calls For Africa-Leading Prize Money

• Sakupwanya says PSL champions deserve US$3 million prize money

• Links proposal to rise of Munhumutapa Challenge Cup US$1m incentive

• Believes Zimbabwe football now has capacity to compete financially in Africa

Full story below as Sakupwanya explains his bold vision

Mabvuku Constituency representative in Parliament, Scott Pedzai Sakupwanya, has thrown down one of the boldest financial challenges in Zimbabwean football history, insisting the Castle Lager Premiership champions should walk away with US$3 million.

By Advent Shoko

The Scottland Football Club president says the time has come for the domestic league to reflect the growing investment and commercial changes happening in local football.

In his own words, Sakupwanya was direct and uncompromising:

“It’s only fair for PSL winners to get US$3 million.”

He believes the arrival of high-value competitions like the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup has reset expectations across the game and raised the ceiling for what local football can attract. He said:

“When you look at what is happening in our football… the construction of new stadiums, and the arrival of the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup, I think it will only be fair for winners of the league to get US$3 million.” 

Sakupwanya argues that Zimbabwe’s football economy is no longer small-time, pointing to increased club investment, stadium upgrades, and renewed competition for foreign talent across Southern and West Africa. He added:

“If we have such kind of sponsorship, you will see how our football will develop… it will raise the bar for our league.” 

The businessman insists the financial injection would not only reward winners but improve quality across the board. Sakupwanya said:

“We have an economy right now which can support the sponsorship of our league where the winning team will get US$3 million.” 

His comments come at a time when Scottland themselves are growing rapidly, having already won domestic silverware and investing in infrastructure projects, including stadium developments in Mabvuku and Ruwa.

Currently, PSL champions receive around US$100,000, a figure Sakupwanya believes is far below the league’s true potential.

If implemented, his proposal would make Zimbabwe’s top-flight champions the highest-paid league winners in Africa, ahead of South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, and others currently leading the continent’s prize money rankings.

For Sakupwanya, the message is simple: Zimbabwean football must start thinking bigger, and paying bigger.