Luanda – Luanda - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Tuesday that Unilever personal care brands, including Rexona are the new official sponsors of the men's and women's TotalEnergies AFCON Africa, taking place in Côte d'Ivoire and Morocco.
According to CAF, the partnership makes Unilever the exclusive personal care consumer goods partner for the two tournaments, while also working closely with CAF on a range of football initiatives across Africa.
By sponsoring the continental competition to take place from 13 January to 11 February, Unilever is building on its rich history as a major partner of football events and competitions in Africa and Worldwide.
The TotalEnergies AFCON Africa Côte d'Ivoire is expected to be watched by over 800 million people worldwide tuning in to catch the unique flavour of Africa’s biggest footballing celebration, while the women's TotalEnergies AFCON Africa will take place in the summer of 2024 in Morocco, with the dates still to be announced.
At the time, CAF President Patrice Motsepe said that the partnership with Unilever and other sponsors are contributing to CAF achieving its objective of making CAF competitions and African football globally competitive and appealing to football supporters and viewers in Africa and worldwide.
“We are pleased to welcome Unilever as the latest Official Sponsor of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 and the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024”, he said.
In turn, the Chief Executive Officer of Unilever International, Assem Puri, said “We are thrilled to partner with the CAF and engage a large audience through our Personal Care brands”.
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