Nike will sponsor Bafana Bafana for the next five years. The announcement was made this morning, with Nike confirming they will “design and develop football kits for the men’s and women’s South African national football teams”. The sportswear giant will be on board as early as the international friendly against Brazil on March – a game for which they will produce a limited edition kit. “This partnership signifies Nike’s deep commitment to support and advance South African football at all levels of the game, from the national team to grassroots football,” said Laurent Payre, General Manager, Nike Africa. “We look forward to providing innovative product technology to help players reach their full potential, and to helping shape the future success of South African football.” Bafana played the recent African Nations Championships in PUMA gear, despite the German company having withdrawn their sponsorship last year already. The new partnership will also give Bafana access to the Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto. The deal includes supplying performance and training kits and match balls to all nine of SAFA’s national football teams at every level, including the men’s senior and women’s senior teams, men’s under-23, men’s and women’s under-20, men’s and women’s under-17, men’s indoor football and men’s beach football.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:53:13 +0000
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