Bright Stars enters partnership with Honda Estilo

Top flight side Bright Stars has entered a partnership with Soltilo Familia Soccer School from Japan.

Soltilo Familia which is a subsidiary of Honda Estilo Company is owned by Japanese footballer Keisuke Honda took over as the majority shareholder at the Mwererwe based side.

"We built this project on a foundation that it can offer opportunities to the young people within and outside our locality. We are glad to have partners with same ideologies and we are certain the club is to benefit from the synergy of working with an international partner in areas of football development, competition on and off the field, marketing, branding, sponsorship and player transfer to more lucrative football markets. Ultimately the goal is to make the team self-sustaining" Bright Stars chairman Ronald Mutebi said.

Bright Stars becomes the third club to be acquired by Honda Estilo. Others are SV Horn in Austria and Soltilo Angkor from Cambodia.

The partnership will reportedly aid the club in finding sponsorship, forming a structured salary for the team and branding the team among others.

There will also be a chance for some of the Bright Stars players to be loaned to the two other Honda Estilo affiliate clubs.