General Alliance Insurance Company has funded top seed James Matewere's trip to Namibia for the Namibian Open Squash Championships.
The tournament will be hosted by the Buccaneers Squash Club from August 31 to September 2 2012.
General Alliance Insurance, which is the first firm to sponsor a squash player for an international event, presented K122 156 (about $490) to Matewere at its offices in Blantyre on Tuesday.
Matewere was expected to leave the country on Thursday.