By Rasaq Oboirien
CLETUS Okojie, the CEO of Cone Sportwears says his brand is about quality, appeal, best fabrics and value for money, reports NaijaSportsXtra.blogspot.com.
Speaking in a tête-à-tête chat, "We don't just give our clients jerseys, we seat as a team in the office, share ideas and settle for a top class design, OKojie said.
"Our jerseys are weather friendly and enhance player's performance on the pitch of play. You recall that most of our pitches are synthetic, thus radiating much heat.
"The more the heat from the sun and from Astro turf slows down the body system.
"Long term effect of this is tiredness and sweating. Once a player begins to experience this, you really won't get the best from him. But with the CONE jerseys on, little fresh breeze when absolved will cool down the body little by little.
"As a firm, we make shirts with good fabrics that must also appeal to fans. So the colour and design matters a lot. A well designed jerseys will see fans wanting to buy his own replica shirt, this is revenue for the clubs."
CONE Sportswares he said has come a long way and thanked the management of Kano Pillars for being the first team to accept their product.
"We have been into the production of sports ware since 2000, but we are still growing.
"As a sports kitting firm, we didn't just provide jerseys for our clients, we also scout for players for them.
"This is sports business, so we are linked to different things. We can be linked to a good player that will be of great benefit for a club. Look at the Paul Pobga transfer from Juventus to Manchester United, it became a reality via Addidas.
"We do that too. When he spot a player and we feel he's good enough to play for MFM FC, we sure will recommend him to the club."
The company kits Kano Pillars, Wikki Tourists, Gombe United, Nasarawa United, Plateau United and now MFM FC of Lagos.
