Adidas and Puma leave Nigerian football amid alleged backdoor dealings
Amaju Pinnick says alleged backdoor dealings and damaged ties drove Adidas’s planned exit from Nigerian football soon after he took office in 2014. He recalls contacting Adidas leadership in Zurich and citing financial details that could be checked in NFF audited accounts. Pinnick links the wider sponsorship crisis beyond Adidas and says the Super Eagles later agreed kits with Nike.