COLOMBO: Indian brand Nivia Football has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) as an official football partner for the island nation’s national teams and some other tournaments.
As per the agreement, Nivia will be the official ball sponsor for men’s national team, women’s national team, under-23 national team, Premier League Division I and Premier League Division II tournaments for the next two years.
Established in 1934, Nivia is an Indian sports equipment manufacturer based in Jalandhar Panjab under the banner of Freewill Sports (Pvt.) Ltd. The company produces athletic equipment such as footwear, apparel and accessories for multitude of sports such as football, cricket, hockey, badminton, basketball and tennis and it has partnered with many national and international sporting events across India.
Nivia earned the FIFA certification for football in the early 2000’s and its’ ‘Ashtang’ and ‘Antrix’ footballs were certified as FIFA Quality PRO match balls. Both of these balls are patented due to their unique features and design structure.
“Nivia is honored to be part of the rich history of Sri Lankan football and its ever-growing culture and passion for the sport. Sri Lankan Football undoubtedly has the potential to grow even bigger but this is a transformation that needs to start from a Grassroot level with the goal and the dream of being a player on a National and International platform,” said Kishor Thaper, deputy general manager, Freewill Sports.
“Nivia is proud to join hands with the Sri Lanka Football Federation as the official ball, and take forward its shared vision in a mutual effort to make our goals successful,” he further added.
“We are glad that Nivia, a renowned sports brand, is partnering as the official ball sponsor for our national teams and two other prominent league championships. We must be thankful to Freewill Sports Pvt. Ltd for their notable contribution towards the development of Sri Lanka football,” said Anura De Silva, President, FFSL.
