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NIKE, NFF Extend National Teams Kits Contract Until 2026

The Nigeria Football Federation and Sports apparel giants, NIKE, on Thursday extended its contract for the kitting of Nigeria national teams until December 2026 reports Prime Business Africa.

NIKE kitted the Super Eagles for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which were a huge success with the kits selling out in 2018 as supporters pre ordered millions of them within three minutes of its official release.

American-owned manufacturers NIKE will also provide kits for the Super Falcons and other cadre teams.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick disclosed that the negotiations had been on-going for the past one month before agreement was made by both parties.

Pinnick whose tenure will end on 30 September 2022 when the elective congress of the Federation will vote for a new leadership expressed his utmost satisfaction that the objective of the Federation to have sponsors beyond his tenure is turning into reality.

NIKE also opened three Mega stores in Lagos, Nigeria to mark the contract extension.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.