Nigeria Announce Nike Kit Deal
Nike becomes the new kit supplier of the Nigerian national football team. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) today officially announced a new kit deal with US-giant Nike, replacing previous shirt supplier Adidas after 12 years.
The Nigeria Football Federation already revealed that the first Nigeria Nike 2015 Home and Away Kits will feature a generic design, based on the Nike 2015-16 Teamwear Kits. The Super Eagles will receive the first unique Nike Nigeria Home and Away Jerseys in May 2016 due to short lead times involved.
Nike will reveal the first Nigeria Kits ahead of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, which will kick-off on May 30. The Super Eagles will debut the Nike Nigeria 2015 Home Kit in the first group-stage match of the U-20 World Cup against Brazil on June 1.
Nigeria Sign 3-Year Nike Kit Deal
The inuagural Nigeria Nike Soccer Jerseys will be revealed in May 2015.
The new Nike Nigeria Kit Deal begins on April 1 and will run at least until 2018. While no financial details were revealed yet, the NFF announced that Nike will supply the kits for all Nigerian national football teams, including the Nigeria Men's and Women's national football teams.
“We are very pleased to partner with the Nigeria Football Federation, one of Africa’s premier teams,” said Laurent Payre, Nike Africa VP / General Manager. “The passion for football in Nigeria is renowned and Nike is committed to supporting and advancing the game at all levels through inspiration and innovation for young men and women.”
NFF President Amaju Pinnick said, “This exciting partnership with Nike signifies our commitment toward building and strengthening a successful football future in Nigeria. The game enjoys a huge following across the country and we want to fuel participation and ultimately the success of our future national teams.”
While Nike lost several kit deals with Europe's top clubs including Juventus, Arsenal and Manchester United, the Swoosh have secured several national football team kit deals recently to make the kits for China, South Africa and Norway.
