Olympics Jersey Saga: Puma Cancels $2.7 Million Contract With Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
August 5, 2021
Following a recent embarrassment in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games, International fashion and sportswear brand, PUMA has
terminated its agreement with Nigeria.
An athlete named Chukwuebuka Enekwechi posted a video of himself
cleaning his Olympic Jersey on Instagram with the description “When
you make the Olympic finals but only have one Jersey.” Nigeria became
a trending topic for the wrong reasons.
The post went viral on social media, with many Nigerians wondering
why an athlete would only be given one jersey.
The contract stated that PUMA will supply Nigeria’s Athletics team
with free kits and outfits for the next four years.
The contract also offered $15,000 to Gold Medalists, $5,000 to silver
medalists and $3000 to bronze medalists.
The contract was terminated by PUMA in a letter signed by the brand’s
director, Edlheimb Manuel, on August 4, 2021. According to the letter,
the contract was terminated because Nigerian athletes did not wear the
kits during the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.