Bafana Bafana
Bafana to don Puma
2010-11-17 08:28
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Cape Town - German sports apparel company Puma is coming on board as new Bafana Bafana technical sponsor to replace Adidas, according to a report on the
Sowetan.
Puma officially begins its partnership with the national team on January 1 2011.
A source close to the developments, who asked not be named, told
Sowetan that Puma got the nod ahead of Nike and has already made a presentation to SAFA as technical sponsor.
The current Adidas sponsorship that was negotiated by Molefi Oliphant and Raymond Hack was worth R14 million a year, with SAFA also getting a share of royalties.
In addition, Adidas are also paid for all the kits used by the various national teams.
Bafana Bafana will use the Adidas jersey for the last time on Wednesday night when they take on the United States in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in Cape Town.
The company has already started designing new jerseys for Orlando Pirates, Ajax Cape Town, AmaZulu and Stormers rugby club for next year.