Following wide condemnation that trailed the new jersey for Nigeria’s
national teams and Super Eagles at the World Cup in Brazil, House of
Representative Committee on sports has vowed to investigate motive
behind the changing of national team jerseys from their traditional
green-white-green colour to lemon green.
Speaking to newsmen, chairman of the committee, Hon Godfrey Ali Gaiya
also expressed reservation about the colour of the new jerseys for
national teams. “The colour was not the traditional green of our
national colour. I would have preferred the green we were used to, that
is, the green and white colour of our national flag. I believe those
that designed them may have their reason. I wouldn’t know if it was
designed in favour of NFF sponsors, Globacom. But since it has been
mentioned, we will go and look into it. Whatever we find out we will let
the world know if there were motives by behind the new jerseys,” he
said.
The two new jerseys which were unveiled last Thursday was designed by
German kit manufacturers, Adidas, which is also an official equipment
partner of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Meanwhile NFF general secretary, Musa Amadu had explained that the
colour of the new jersey which has lemon green as its main colour,
strike a balance between tradition and innovation. He insisted that the
colour has nothing to do with the official colour of telecommunication
giants, Globacom.
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