Former Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed why sportswear giants Adidas and Puma severed commercial relationships with Nigerian football, alleging that an incident involving three Nigerians led to the latter blacklisting the country.
Pinnick disclosed this in the latest episode of “The Pinnick Tapes” (Remastered): NFF Scandals EXposed, published on Sunday Oliseh’s YouTube channel, Global Football Insights With Oliseh on Friday.
Speaking about the challenges he faced in attracting sponsors after assuming office as NFF president, Pinnick said Adidas had indicated its intention to leave shortly after he took over.
He said he was surprised by the decision and travelled to Zurich to meet the company’s president in an attempt to persuade the sportswear giant to reconsider.
“I was utterly flabbergasted when I got the letter from Adidas. A few weeks or a few months into my being NFF president, they were leaving.
