wawa aba - Africa Cup of Nations Match Ball

Posted on October 23rd, 2007 in adidas balls by admin

You can order this ball here, for £69.99

adidas Wawa Aba African Nations BallAt the draw for the MTN Africa Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana, adidas announced the first official match ball for the cup, which is called the “wawa aba”. The new ball features the +Teamgeist™ 14 panel design using adidas’s revolutionary thermo bonding technology. It colours and styling are unique, with strong African colouring, featuring the colours of the Ghanaian flag, hosts of the 2008 tournament.

adidas wawa aba match ball

The ball is named after the seed of the wawa tree, which has a mystical significance to those from the Akan culture from West Africa, the wawa aba is one of the strongest and most processible woods of Africa and is known to be strong and adaptable. The adidas “wawa aba“ combines tradition and innovation and stands out due to its exceptionally strong African colouring. The ball also and complements the design with historical and cultural elements of Africa.

President and CEO of the adidas brand, Erich Stamminger talked about the African Nations Cup’s new ball:

“In recent years, football in Africa experienced outstanding growth and the Africa Cup has become one of the most important continental championships worldwide. Therefore, we are pleased that the African Cup of Nations is now also played with a specially designed adidas Ball. This impressively underlines our position as the number one football brand on all continents”.

20 Responses to 'wawa aba - Africa Cup of Nations Match Ball'

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  1. James Earl said,

    amazing

  2. Bor said,

    DEADLY!!!! UM GONNA GET 1!!!

  3. Asha da basha said,

    absolutely immense, were can i get 1?

  4. Gavin McElroy said,

    thats class so it is

  5. Kyo said,

    look AWESOME!!!!!!

  6. Tegin said,

    it’s beautiful! i expect to find it here in argentina

  7. Harley said,

    brilliant dat iz da buizness, gono ged it definatlee.

  8. KUTI said,

    i want one now!!!!!!!!
    i expect to get it here in argentina

  9. manchester united said,

    nice where can i get one

  10. brad said,

    sooooooo cool where can i get it from

  11. Tyler said,

    rubbish dont like it

  12. Dino said,

    Geniales design, ich hoffe einen in deutschland zu finden

  13. Danny said,

    I am Definitely getting one

  14. jonathan said,

    best ball yet

  15. H10 said,

    is african ball what did you expect
    is the best ball i seen so far

  16. adam said,

    U can get the ball here: African Nations Cup Ball

  17. james said,

    i got one the other day and oh my god its amazing to play with. £8.50 from http://www.sportsdirect.com... if they have got any left that is :)

  18. Mr. Arinsh said,

    it is i,t

  19. Bob said,

    I went to sports world and they sold out! :’(

  20. Mr. Blobby said,

    This ball is good but de cake is better!

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