KEHINDE FAJOBI
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has signed a contract extension with globally renowned kit manufacturers, NIKE until December 2026.
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick said negotiations had been ongoing with NIKE for the past one month before the contract extension was agreed to by the brand.
He said: “We talked about several areas they needed to look into and we finally got a deal and extension of the contract until December 2026. I give the credit for this to Members of the NFF Executive Committee and the General Secretary. The new agreement lends credence to NIKE’s faith in Nigeria Football and what we are doing as a Federation. It is a wake-up call for our other sponsors and partners to extend their agreements and for more players in Corporate Nigeria to support the Nigeria game.
“We have also succeeded in getting our partners Nigerian Breweries PLC to extend their contract with the NFF by one year. Initially, their relationship with the NFF was due to end this year. We got talking and met several times, and finally they agreed to extend by another year after which they will perform a review of the relationship.”
Meanwhile, NIKE, on Thursday, August 25, opened its flagship store at the Ikeja City Mall, the first of many planned outlets in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory.