S/African kits for footballers

Trinidad and Tobago’s football  teams will soon don new kits . This will result from a new contract with South African-based sporting company, Fain.

It all started last month when the company from Port Elizabeth, after meetings with FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, whipped up playing, training and casual wear for the team for the friendly international against South Africa. TT played in an all-red L-Sporto kit in last Thursday’s friendly international against Venezuela having given away the last set of previous home uniforms during the tour of Africa. Currently only the white strip is in stock for the team.

The 17-year-old business stumbled on a piece of good fortune when Fain founder and managing director Miley Ajam met with Warner  who indicated to him that TT was “between sponsors” and needed a temporary one for the match. Now, according to Warner, a permanent arrangement is in the making. “This is a great opportunity for us to be able to produce the kits for the top team in the Caribbean and certainly one of the more recognised teams in CONCACAF,” Ajam said. Ajam added the kit was based both on a design Fain have been working on beforehand as well as the L-Sporto kit. It has all the necessary markings including the TT flag. “Our focus is purely on innovation and quality. We are always trying to emulate world trends,” Ajam added. Fain has also sponsored several African teams like  Cameroon and top South African club Dynamos.