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Prevalent brands at Afcon

Puma
Technical sponsor of six of the 16 nations that qualied for the South Africa edition, including hosts Bafana Bafana The brands prominent sponsored players include Ivory Coast and Manchester City midelder Yaya Tour, Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Bongani Khumalo (South Africa) and Emmanuel Ebou (Ivory Coast)

Nike
Sponsors 13 of the players who were in Bafanas 23-man squad Official technical partner to Zambia Sponsored players include Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba, John Mikel Obi (Nigeria), as well as Itumeleng Khune, Katlego Mphela and Reneilwe Letsholonyane (all South Africa)

Adidas
Technical sponsor of Nigeria and supplies apparel to Angola, Morocco and Ethiopia, although not on a full contract Supplied the official match balls and issued 20 per match Kitted out the match officials (18 referees; 21 assistants), the volunteers, the 32 match ball carriers (the youngsters who carry the ball on to the eld before kickoff) and the escorts (national team ag bearers) Sponsors household names such as Victor Moses (Nigeria), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Tsepo Masilela and Oupa Manyisa (both South Africa)
Compiled by: DANIEL MOTHOWAGAE Graphics24

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