The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have said the country’s newly designed kits will be launched by Olympic team at the Rio Olympics in August.
Chairman of the NFF media and publicity committee Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande disclosed that the new jerseys designed for Nigeria by Nike will be unveiled at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August, where 1996 champions Nigeria is one of only 16 countries taking part in the men’s football tournament.
AfricanFootball.com reported the Eagles refused to exchange jerseys with their Malian counterparts after their friendly in France because of a short supply of kits.
But in an official statement, the NFF quoted a team official as saying no Mali player attempted to exchange jerseys with the Eagles.
Team administrator Dayo Enebi Achor said: “We have received calls from Nigeria that people are happy about the performance of this young team against Mali.
“Most people believe that we are on to a good thing with this crop of players but someone is only interested in spewing falsehood to try and embarrass the nation.
“We use new jerseys for every match, and we exchange jerseys when it is necessary. The jerseys belong to the players and they are free to do whatever they want with them after these two matches.”