NFA Unveil Super Eagles 2014 World Cup Jersey on Thursday

SPORT: Super Eagles' players,
Chigozie Agbim, Abdullahi Shehu
and Ejike Uzoenyi are to
showcase the team's new jerseys
for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil,
the Nigeria Football Association
(NFA) has said.
The NFA said in a statement by its
Assistant Director, of
Communications, Ademola
Olajire, that the jerseys would be
unveilled on Thursday in Abuja.

FIFA 2014 World Cup is
scheduled to hold from June 12
to July 13 in Brazil.
The statement said: "The new
and refreshing design is
produced by Adidas, the official
kit supplier of Nigeria's national
teams and one of the leading kit
manufacturers in the world".

It said the Minister of Sports and
Chairman, National Sports
Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi
would be the special guest of
honour at the event.

It added that the unveiling is
slated to hold at the Sunday
Dankaro Football House, Package
B of the National Stadium
Complex, Abuja, from 10am.

The statement said that the event
would also have in attendance
the Director-General of the
National Sports Commission,
Gbenga Elegbeleye.
Also expected are the Chairman
of the Senate Committee on
Sports, Adamu Gumba and the
Chairman of the House of Reps'
Committee on Sports, Godfrey
Gaiya.

The Chairman of the League
Management Company, Nduka
Irabor, President-General of
Nigeria Football Supporters Club,
Rafiu Oladipo and others too
numerous to mention will be
there.

The statement said the NFA
Chairman, Alhaji Aminu Maigari
would have the full complement
of the body's Executive
Committee in attendance.

The Assistant Coach of the Eagles,
Daniel Amokachi, will represent
the Head Coach, Stephen Keshi,
who is currently in the U.S. in the
buildup for the March 7 friendly
match against Mexico, it said.
(NAN)

Reference: Vanguard