Kaizer Chiefs has bid farewell to their Nike sponsored kits from the last 23 years.
Images via Twitter: @kaizerchiefs
The end of an era: A look back at Kaizer Chiefs’ Nike kits [photos]
Which one is your favourite? Kaizer Chiefs fans have reflected on two decades of Nike sponsororship, ahead of Kappa’s kit return
Kaizer Chiefs has bid farewell to their Nike sponsored kits from the last 23 years.
Images via Twitter: @kaizerchiefs
The 22/23 DStv Premiership season has ended, and so has Nike’s sponsorship of the Kaizer Chiefs’ kit.
The sports brand has been behind the Soweto Giants since 2000. From July, Amakhosi will welcome new sponsors, Kappa.
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KAIZER CHIEFS: THE END OF AN ERA
Kaizer Chiefs finished off the PSL season on 20 May 2023 with a farewell to their kit sponsors of the last two decades: Nike.
The boys in black and yellow finished off on the Dstv Premiership log in the fifth position.
Last year, Amakhosi announced that they had signed a five-year contract with Kappa, which would come into effect in mid-2023.
Kaizer Chiefs were sponsored by the US brand Nike from 2000 – 2022. During the years 1996 – 1999, the team’s kits were sponsored by rivals Reebok.
But before Nike or Reebok were in the picture, Kappa sponsored Amakhosi’s kits from 1989 -1996. Kappa also sponsored the national team Bafana Bafana’s kit for several years.
Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung said in a statement: “We are excited to team up with Kappa once again, a brand with which Kaizer Chiefs set new records and established itself as trendsetters in African football in the early 1990s.”
Kappa South Africa CEO Michael Joseph added that the brand was confident it would restore the team’s glory days, as previously experienced.
He added: “Kappa, together with Kaizer Chiefs, are going to reinstall the romance of the 1990s and deliver something extraordinary to these fans.”
NIKE KITS FROM 2000 – HISTORY 1990 – 2023
Take a walk down memory lane with this history of Nike’s sponsorship of Kaizer Chiefs kit from 2000 – 2023.
2000 -2009
2010 – 2019
2020 – 2022
Which year featured your favourite kit? Let us know in the comments below…
