Officials of the National Sports Commission (NSC) believe that the gains of the partnership with kits giants, Puma, for athletes and officials of Team Nigeria are manifesting at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  
At a world press conference held at Team Nigeria’s Puma Afrobeat House in Glasgow, both parties opened discussion for stronger collaboration.
 
Speaking at the event, the NSC Director General, Bukola Olopade, said that the Commission and Puma are set to consolidate on a long-term partnership and collaboration following Team Nigeria’s satisfying performance in Glasgow.

Olopade said the experience the Commission has had with Puma as Team Nigeria’s official kit sponsors for the Commonwealth Games has been positive and progressive, adding that the commission is ready for a long-term partnership with them.
 
He stated that the impressive pre-tournament preparations that Nigeria’s athletes enjoyed heading for the Commonwealth Games wouldn’t have been impressive if not for partners like Puma.
  
“For us at the NSC, our intentions were deliberate from when we took over. And looking at the entire gamut of sports, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had given us the mandate to create an ecosystem that is driven by the economies of sports.
  
“And we are happy to have Puma by our side, who believed in us, and together we can even achieve more for Nigeria ahead of other major international competitions like the Olympic Games.”
  
Speaking further, Olopade said: “We are determined to create legacies at the Commission and that process started with the excellent work done by the likes of Dr Amos Adamu, Gbenga Elegbeleye and Alhassan Yakmut, who served as Director Generals of the NSC in the past.
  
“This Games has been very smooth because of the excellent welfare package we put in place for the athletes, where we have taken care of all their allowances, bonuses and rewards without much delays and this is just the beginning of bigger things to come ahead of the Olympic Games.”
  
He also expressed satisfaction with Team Nigeria’s performance so far at the Games stressing that the Commission sees the Commonwealth Games as a perfect pathway to 2028 Los Angeles Olympics where the Country has a very high prospect to surpass its previous Olympic records.
  
The Chief Executive Officer of PRL, which is the official Partners of PUMA in Nigeria, Ayo Amusan, said Puma is very excited with its new partnership with Team Nigeria and it is even more keen with what the future holds for both brands.
  
Also speaking at the occasion, Head of Team Sport at Puma, Bastien De Toledo said: “This is the beginning of a journey and Puma is very positive about the future of Nigerian sports under the current NSC leadership.
  
The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Habu Gunel, the Director General of NIS, Philip Shuaibu, AFN President Tony Okowa, and the President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Dr Ibrahim Abdul were present at the event. Other top dignitaries that also graced the event included former directors general of the NSC, Dr Amos Adamu, Gbenga Elegbeleye, and His Royal Majesty Alhassan Yakmut, who are also Team Nigeria Ambassadors to the Games.