PUMA® kicks off important Sports Year at 2008 African Cup of Nations

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    martedì 15 gennaio 2008

    PUMA® kicks off important Sports Year at 2008 African Cup of Nations

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    Sportlifestyle Company Will Outfit 9 of 16 Teams during the Tournament of Africa’s Best Teams

     

    Herzogenaurach, Germany, January 17, 2008 – PUMA®, which sponsored all five African teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, is again at the forefront of African football when the 2008 African Cup of Nations kick-off on Sunday in Ghana. As the official supplier to a dozen national teams across Africa, PUMA will be worn by nine of the 16 teams in the tournament, including hosts Ghana and defending champion Egypt.

     

    “The fact that 20 of 24 games in the group stage of the African Cup of Nations will feature the PUMA logo is a statement we are proud to make,” says PUMA Chairman and CEO, Jochen Zeitz. “PUMA’s commitment to African football as the leading supplier runs deep, much like the passion that Africa shows for the game of football itself.”

     

    Along with Ghana and Egypt, PUMA’s teams also include talented sides from Angola, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, as well as African Cup of Nations first-timer Namibia. In fact, seven of the games in the group phase will be between teams wearing the Leaping Cat logo. Each PUMA team will wear PUMA’s new v1.08 products that launch in stores this week with a full collection of performance footwear, apparel and accessories.

     

    In addition, PUMA will activate several activities on the ground during the tournament. Jochen Zeitz and the Peace One Day charity will co-host a youth exhibition game on January 19 in Accra on the eve of the opening game, together with African football legends Roger Milla and Anthony Yeboah. PUMA supports Peace One Day charity through the development of an own football collection, which will be presented at the tournament.

     

    “This is an exciting kick-off for an extraordinary year in sports for the world and for PUMA,” said Zeitz. “We can’t think of a better way to kick it off then with our activities in Africa and the support of PUMA’s national teams at the African Cup of Nations. Then it’s on to EURO 2008™, where PUMA will be worn by the world champions Italy, the host nations – Austria and Switzerland – Czech Republic and EURO-newcomer Poland."

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    PUMA® is the global athletic brand that successfully fuses influences from sport, lifestyle and fashion. PUMA’s unique industry perspective delivers the unexpected in sportlifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories, through technical innovation and revolutionary design. Established in Herzogenaurach, Germany in 1948, PUMA distributes products in over 80 countries. For further information please visit www.puma.com and www.pumafootball.com

     

    Media Contact:
    Ulf Santjer
    Corporate Communications
    +49 9132 81 2489
    Ulf.santjer@puma.com