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Amaju Pinnick, NFF President

Nike mulls review of contract with NFF over poor performances of S/Eagles

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick

American-based sports kit manufacturing company Nike, may currently be reviewing its partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following the dwindling fortunes of the senior national team, the Super Eagles, who surprisingly crashed out of the Championship of African Cup of Nations in Rwanda at the group stage.
The company gave a hint of their intentions in a letter sent to the NFF, Thursday, asking the federation to furnish them with some facts.
The review may not be unconnected with the ratings of the Super Eagles, the senior national male football team, which is NFF’s major selling point.
The team’s current position in the latest FIFA rankings is 66th position in the world and 14th in Africa, their worst ever.
The barrage of criticism which surrounded the NIKE deal when it was announced might have also necessitated the review of the partnership.
It is also understood that performances of the other nine national teams including the Golden Eaglets and Super Falcons would also be reviewed by Nike.
Already, Mohammed Sanusi, the NFF General Secretary, has asked Ademola Olajire, the Federation’s Assistant Director of Communications, to furnish him with the team’s latest status in football.
NFF had signed the partnership deal with NikeE to run from April 1, 2015 to 2018 after the expiration and non-renewal of its deal with Adidas.
The Nike deal is worth $750,000 in the first year, with Nike supplying kits worth $1million to Nigeria in the year 2017 and 2018.
The partnership was expected to see the American sports brand design and develop football kits for both the country’s men and women national football teams until 2018.

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