Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) President Mark Bennett said McKay Security’s $9.6 million joint sponsorship of KSAFA and the St Thomas Football Association has brought harmony to the Jamaica Football Federation’s South East Confederation.

“I am not only speaking as president of KSAFA but also chairman of the South East Confederation in welcoming McKay Security back as a sponsor of KSAFA and St Thomas. I am happy to see the harmonisation that this sponsor has brought to the two parishes,” Bennett said.

Speaking at the recent handover of McKay Security’s $1 million sponsorship cheque for winners of the 2026 KSAFA Wray & Nephew Major League, Bennett said the spinoffs of KSAFA and St Thomas being in the same confederation were invaluable.

KSAFA’s semi-finals and final will be broadcast live on CVM Television for the second-straight season, a deal valued at $2.5 million. St Thomas’ Major League final will also be broadcast under a $1-million McKay Security sponsorship.

“Broadcasting of football, despite the emergence of new media, plays a vital role in advancing the sport,” Bennett said. “We are hoping the sponsorships not only redound to the clubs but Jamaica’s football overall.

“When KSAFA was placed in the same confederation with St Thomas, we were assured it would redound to the benefit of St Thomas, who, through McKay Security Limited, already a $2.3-million title sponsor of their Under-17s, brought KFC on-board with a $1-million nutrition programme, in addition to $1 million towards the Major League’s prize money.”

Bennett said a similar $1-million McKay Security sponsorship to KSAFA has made prize for its championship “is one of the biggest-ever, rivalling the national Premier League” in addition to a $1-million sponsorship of the association’s Under-17s.

“McKay Security’s $1-million sponsorship goes straight to the winning team of the championship, in addition to approximately $1 million from Wray & Nephew, ensuring close to $2 million goes to the competition’s winners, a great milestone which we should appreciate, being just below the Premier League,” Bennett said.