The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed that plans are in gear to find a new kit sponsor for the national teams after the contract with sportswear giant Adidas expired.
The national teams have been using the Adidas kits subject to a window of grace granted by the German firm who kit countries like World Cup winners Germany, Argentina and Russia.
The NFF Director of Marketing Idris Adama, has revealed that lines of communication have been opened between the Federation and other firms who are interested in kitting the Super Eagles.
“Though the contract has come to an end, we have a grace period which we need to play around with and within the grace period we will still be wearing Adidas and within that period, we will get a new sponsor,"Adama said.
“ Before the end of March-April, we should be able to launch something new into the market, we are working hard to get there and it will definitely happen because the Super Eagles and the other national teams are great brands in the world.
“Despite the fact we are not in at Africa Cup of Nations, we still remain the champions of Africa until a winner emerges from the ongoing tournament.
Adama also reaffirmed that the Federation has been discussing with some firms who have indicated interest in working with the Federation to provide playing gear for the national football teams.
“We have a lot of companies across the globe that have expressed their interest to take over as kit suppliers, but we are carefully looking at the options we have.
“What we need now is a quality brand that we can partner with. It is also an advantage to that kit partner because we are the best thing that has happened to football in Africa.
“In every business there should be financial valuation, we should be able to look at the financial position of what the partnership is going to look like and how it can be beneficial to both parties.
The marketing director also said the Federation will work hard to secure a kit firm who will not only be supplying kits but will also be part of football development in the country.
With over 10 nationals teams, Adama says it will be a herculean task for any company and as such, whoever comes on board should be ready to work in tandem with the NFF and be willing to supply all the teams across board.
“We need kits for all the 10 national teams. Not every team in Africa has the number of teams that we have, so you should understand that the volume of kits we require from one single kit company is big.“Adama added
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