Mighty Wanderers president and board chairperson Thomson Mpinganjira has approved the team’s participation in the 2026/27 edition of the CAF Champions League. In an interview, the business mogul and philanthropist, said: “We will join the CAF tourney. I have approved the team’s participation. “I believe that we have a good squad to do the job.”
On the likelihood of beefing up the squad ahead of next season, he said: “Like every club, we are beefing up our squad off season.”
Last year, Mpinganjira, who is the club’s main sponsor, bankrolled the team’s participation in the CAF Confederation Cup in which they were booted out in the first preliminary round by Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana 4-3 on post-match penalties after a 1-1 stalemate over two legs. He pumped in K500 million towards the team’s participation, including chartering a flight, accommodation, allowances and the team’s preparatory camping.
Wanderers director of football development David Kanyenda said as a club, they are immensely indebted to Mpinganjira for his unwavering commitment to facilitate their continental journey. “As national Champions,we are obliged to participate in the continental showpiece, but the budget is always steep,” he said. “Last year,the club president invested over K500 million, but we were eliminated and this time we want to repay our president by progressing into the group stages. “This is an exciting development that also reaffirms our purpose to make Mighty Mighty Again.”
