It was like a dream before it started 13years ago to kit sports teams in Nigeria and Africa at large but now that dream had birthed another dream to become a global brand.
It started as a desire to involve in sports in Nigeria and now, Lagos based business man, Barrister Tunji Brown, C.E.O, Owu Sportswear is now running a pure Nigerian Sportswear company named Owu Sportswear.
The company is 13 years old, with persistence, kitted it’s first team in 2010. “we started with 3sc in August 2010/2011 season and glory be to God, we are still up there 10years after and still counting.” Olatunji Brown says.
Tracing his success so far in the business where foreign product dominate among sports teams and fans could be an up hill task but the C.E.O could count his blessings one by one. From just one team in 2010, Owu Sportswear can now boast of numerous teams they have taken as responsibility to kit so far. The C.E.O further claims ” we can now boast of having 7 teams in the NPFL, 12 teams in the NNL, and 16 teams in the amateur league”
Owu Sportswear could not just only boast of kitting these football teams but also has to their credit of kitting the national handball team, basketball, athletics, table tennis, squash, rugby, tennis, and volleyball which adds to the huge Owu Sportswear’s profile.
When asked if he encountered obstacles starting the business in the beginning, he vehemently acknowledged it. “I was told back then that nobody would buy a made in Nigeria sportswear but today, if we are not No.1, we are a close 2nd. ”
Owu Sportswear is now one of the leading sportswear in the country no doubt. It could also be noted that they were the first to give the badminton national team the kits used in Algeria in 2018. The NPFL all stars to Spain in 2016, under 17 to the USA in 2018 and 2019 and not forgetting kitting the shell cup for 8years and the channels kids cup for 10years.
When asked how he feels looking back on the success path so far… ” I give the glory to God. What more can I say than to say thank you God… and thank you Nigerians. ” Olatunji Brown concluded.
