The national Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, will be the first to wear Nigeria’s new Nike outfit when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in New Zealand on May 31.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) sealed the deal with the kits company in London on Thursday.

The deal which runs from April 1, 2015 to 2018 will design and develop football kits for the country’s football teams.

According to the terms of the agreement, “Nike will design performance and training apparel, and equipment, including team kits and footballs, for the national football team players at every level of the game.

“There will be an exclusive-edition team kit for all NFF teams until the 2016-17 kit launches in mid-2016. In addition, Nike will design an assortment of products for Nigerians to show their support for the national team, to be available from mid-2016.”

Nigeria joins Nike’s portfolio of federation sponsorships which includes Australia, Brazil, England, France, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea and the United States of America.