THE Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has sealed a three-year kit sponsorship deal with British sports kit manufacturers Umbro.
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo said Monday that they had opted for Umbro after numerous meetings with other potential sponsors in South Africa.
The deal marks Umbro’s return to Zimbabwe after a similar arrangement ended in 2013.
“In terms of value I think you will get those details later on but in terms of items that we are going to get, Umbro is going to give us kits for all our national teams, women included and they are also going to provide some replicas for all the teams,” Kamabo told a press conference in Harare.
“We are optimistic that our partnership with Umbro will enhance our visibility as a football brand.”
“We went to South Africa last week, we engaged quite a number of kit sponsors, we settled for Umbro because they were giving us the best deal as far as other sponsors were concerned,” added Kamambo who together with Umbro representative Errol Dicks could not disclose the monetary value of the new marriage in terms of figures.
The national association and Umbro both assured football fans that the deal marks the end of a drought for the Warriors’ replica jersey.
“We are in the process now of finalising the colours and getting the replicas sorted out,” said Dicks who also revealed that the planned to open retail outlets in the country.
“It is our objective that we have the roll out for our first home match which is going to set a presence in Africa where ZIFA will qualify for CAF and we are excited that the team will participating in that match will wear the brand Umbro.
“We will do everything in our power to roll out as many (replicas) as possible, logistically as you can rightfully understand we only concluded the deal not so long ago and we will do everything on our power to ensure that we live up to the president’s demands.”
