free photo hostingOwners of sports shops at the National Stadium, Lagos, on Tuesday said that there had been an upswing in patronage of the Super Eagles’ jersey ahead of the World Cup.
In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos the traders said that the increase in the demand for the jersey had not affected the costs.
A Sales officer at VCN Sports Plaza, Chinenye Obi, said that with the World Cup her shop had experienced 95 per cent rise in the demand for the national team’s jersey.
“The demand for the Super Eagles’ jersey went up as the World Cup approaches.
“It has been basically Nigerians not based in the country who have been demanding for the jerseys,’’ she said.
Another saleswoman at Masev Sports plaza, Peace Ekpemadu, told NAN that the demand was basically for the jersey itself and not the shorts.
According to her, it is the new jersey that we have in stock.
“We have the new jersey and the demand for it has been tremendous, especially recently,’’ Ekpemadu said.
Another Sales official at Zicotex Nigeria Ltd., Roseline Isaac, said the shop had ran out of stock of the Super Eagles’ jersey due to the high demand.
“Presently, we do not have any because they have all been bought and it has not really affected the prize of the jersey.
“A quality Super Eagle’s jersey goes for about N3,500 to N5,000, while a complete jersey can be sold between N7,500 and N10,000,’’ she said.
Ekene Ndubueze of Hot Sporting Plaza told NAN that the Eagles’ jersey had been sustaining sales in his shop.
NAN reports that the 2014 World Cup is scheduled to kick off on June 12 in Brazil. (NAN)
Title : World Cup: Super Eagles jersey hit high demands in market
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