Puma signs Steven Pienaar
German sportswear apparel Puma has announced that it has entered into a long-term endorsement agreement with Bafana Bafana skipper Steven Pienaar.
The new deal will see Pienaar wearing the new and revolutionary Puma v1.11 football boot, the latest and lightest football boot Puma has ever developed, from now until the 2015 African Cup of Nations.
“I am very happy to have signed this deal with Puma,” said Pienaar.
He added: “Having been involved in the South Africa national team kit launch last month I was seriously impressed with Puma's commitment to Africa, they have such a strong heritage in African football and their support for this continent is unquestionable.
“Knowing all this, and having tested the v1.11 which is a fantastic boot, it was an easy decision to sign with Puma and I am pleased to have done so.”
Senior head of Global Sports Marketing at Puma Christian Voigt said: “Having recently announced our long-term partnership with the South African Football Association, we were very keen to bring Steven under contract.
“He is an extremely talented and hardworking player demonstrated by his role as South Africa captain, and has great profile in the football world. The recent discussions we had with him and his agent showed he is a very pleasant and nice young man, and so we are delighted to welcome him into the Puma football family, and look forward to working with him for many years to come.”
