New Balance Announce First National Team Kit Deal With Panama
New Balance becomes Panama's new kit supplier from May 2015. The New Balance Panama Soccer Jersey Deal is the first New Balance Football kit deal with a national football team, after the Boston-based company already signed kit deals with prestigious clubs such as Liverpool, Porto and Stoke.
New Balance Panama Kit Deal
New Balance becomes the new kit supplier of the Panama national football team.
New Balance's contract with the Panamanian Football Federation (FEPAFUT) allows New Balance Football to produce the official kits and training gear for the Panama Men's national team, Women's national football team and all Panama youth national soccer teams. No further contract details were announced yet.
Pedro Chaluja, president of the FEPAFUT commented: "We are a country with great ambition in football and our relationship with New Balance will help us to reach our full potential. Despite being a small country, our passion and love for this sport knows no boundaries and we are ready to face the biggest teams at the highest level".
The inaugural New Balance Panama 2015 Home and Away Kits are set to be revealed ahead of the 2015 U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, which will kick-off on May 30. Panama will debut the Panama New Balance Shirts in their first U-20 World Cup match against Argentina.
Richard Wright, General Manager of New Balance Football, said: "We are very excited to announce this new chapter in the history of New Balance. We have seen the great performances of Panama in the last CONCACAF Gold Cup and in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and we can say they are a team that is on the rise on the world stage. Just as New Balance, Panama is not afraid to make a name in football. We are very proud to sponsor this team."
New Balance replaces the current shirt supplier Lotto, who revealed their last Panama 2014-15 Home, Away and Third Kits in August 2014.
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