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Owu Sportswear – Nigeria

This is a Nigerian brand produced by Lagos-based entrepreneur Tunji Brown who set up his first shop in the sprawling Nigerian commercial capital Lagos in 2008 with the hope of providing sports kits for teams playing in the local league.

In 2010, Owu Sportswear produced sportswear for its first professional football team, the Oyo state based Shooting Stars of Nigeria. Today with a staff of 30, Tunji Brown’s Owu Sportswear provides kits for 20 local teams.

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