Coca-Cola keeps up investment in African soccer

13 September 2009 | Posted in Sponsorship, Soccer | By Adam Fraser

The Algerian Football Federation has followed up its signing of a kit deal with Puma by signing a three-year sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola.

The partnership will be worth US$2.1 million to Algerian soccer over the next three years, and will allow Coca-Cola to use images of the national team in its advertising campaigns.

• Puma replaces Le Coq Sportif as Algeria kit supplier
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"We are very pleased and proud," said FAF chief Mohamed Raouraoua. "The contribution of this new sponsorship will allow us to develop national football."

Coca-Cola has a range of soccer sponsorships in Africa, including sponsorship of the National Coca-Cola U-17 Soccer Tournament currently underway in Ghana.