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AFA Sports sets Olympic first with Nigeria deal, Team Canada renews sponsorship

Obi Emegano of the Nigeria men's national team (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

AFA Sports has been named as the official apparel provider for the Nigerian team at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the first indigenous African apparel brand to feature at the Games.

AFA Sports is a Nigerian company and the deal extends its backing of sport in its home country. The company has already provided apparel for Nigeria’s national basketball and volleyball teams, as well as the national para-powerlifting federation and the African Knockout mixed martial arts organisation.

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