In some very interesting news out of Nigeria, it seems as though several soccer retailers have been selling a Nigeria jersey that was never approved by the Federation itself. Apparently, the Nigeria Football Federation never approved the 2010/12 jersey that is currently being sold around the world and was on display at the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town.
The NFF’s Head of Marketing, Idris Adama, said, “We have not finalised anything about our new jerseys. We are looking at some designs with adidas, but we haven’t signed off on anything yet.” Adama went on to say the NFF was looking to make a final decision before the African Nations Cup.
Nigerians have not been shy about their disapproval of the newly designed Nigeria jersey by adidas, claiming it is very plain and lacks creativity. The Nigerians definitely have a point when you look at the jersey adidas designed for Russia, as well as the awesome Puma jerseys of their African neighbors.
This is a new era of football. If adidas values Nigeria as a client, they should consider coming up with a descent soccer jersey for the country's 2010 nations and world cup campaigns. This current jersey is just a mediocre and deserves to be rejected.
Money has changed hands….. if addidas design rags tomorrow. They will not lose Nigeria as its client because some top dogs in the NFF have forced them to illegaly part with money