AFA Sports
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- Athletic footwear and Apparel
- Athletic and recreational products
- Sports equipment
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry |
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| Founded | November 30, 2016 |
| Founder | Ugo Udezue |
| Headquarters | Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria |
| Products | |
| Website | afasports |
AFA Sports is a Nigerian company that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of athletic and leisure footwear, apparel and accessories. It is a private company with its headquarters based in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
AFA means ‘Africa For Africa’. The company was started by Ugo Udezue, a former NBA Agent working with BDA Sports in United States.[1] His original idea was to create a Basketball league that would cater for professional basketball players in Africa which lead to the establishment of the Continental Basketball League, CBL. What was actually unplanned was the birth of AFA Sports, which was borne out of the desire to meet the kit demand of the Continental Basketball League. However, the Nigerian National Basketball team D’Tigers had a major kitting challenge going into the Afro Basket 2017 competition and AFA became their jersey sponsors. This sponsorship was a major game changer for them.[2][3]
