NIKE, Inc. and the South African Football Association announced a new partnership that will see the sports company design and develop football kits for the men's and women's South African national football teams. The five-year partnership commences February 1, 2014 with all national teams receiving Nike's innovative team kits across performance and training and equipment including match balls. Nike will provide a limited edition kit for Bafana Bafana - the men's senior national team - for their international friendly against Brasil in Johannesburg on March 5, and all senior national teams competing until December 2014. The 2015-2016 kit will be unveiled in November 2014, with an assortment of supporter-wear being available from early January 2015.

The partnership also provides SAFA with access to the Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg - a world-class training facility built by Nike in 2010. Through Nike's football training programs and grassroots initiatives including Nike Chance, Manchester United Premier Cup and the elite training conducted there, the SAFA technical team will have the immediate opportunity to identify, fast track and nurture young football talent. The partnership includes the following elements: supplying performance and training kit, and match balls to all nine of SAFA's national football teams at every level, including the men's senior and women's senior teams, men's under-23, men's and women's under-20, men's and women's under-17, men's indoor football and men's beach football.