Ukrainian club “Karpaty”, former St. Petersburg “Zenith” form supplier, he changed his technical partner from Joma to Nike.
“The reason for this decision was that Joma did not have a clear position to stop working in the Russian market. The club spent several months studying potential partners, and in February decided on a partnership with Nike, whose offer turned out to be the most suitable. “One of the decisive criteria when choosing a technical partner was Nike’s complete exit from the Russian market.” official website.
Karpaty also noted that players will enter the field in their old form, but will continue until the transition from Nike to form is completed.
After the 17th week of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Zenit continues to lead. Sergei Semak’s wards are six points ahead of second placed Spartak. The top three were closed by “Rostov” Valery Karpin. Spartak’s backlog is one point.
Today, Zenit will play their first match in the RPL after the resumption of the season. Sergei Semak’s team will meet with “Paris Nizhny Novgorod”.
It was previously reported that Ukrainian Football Federation demanded an explanation from Joma company because of the “Zenith” jersey..