‘Golden Army’ to don new kits for World Cup qualifiers

FSL president Anura de Silva and Managing Director - Captain Promotion Pvt Ltd Naradha Herath during the sponsorship signing ceremony

By Susil Premalal

The Sri Lanka national football team will don a new jersey thanks to sponsorship from Captain Promotions (Pvt) Ltd, Football Sri Lanka (FSL) has announced.

A leading sports apparel manufacturer in Sri Lanka, Captain Promotions has come on board as the clothing partner for the Sri Lanka national team dubbed the ‘Golden Army’.

FSL, formerly known as the FFSL (Football Federation of Sri Lanka), will be launching the new home and away kits during the upcoming international games. 

The new home kit will mainly feature the rich Royal blue colour with gold featuring as the secondary colour, with royal blue shorts. The away kit features a mainly white design with royal blue and gold featuring as the secondary colours for it and white shorts.

The comfort and performance of the players were some of the main factors taken into consideration when selecting the best materials and designs for the jerseys. 

Football Sri Lanka consulted experts as well as the players themselves before finalizing the materials for the new jerseys.

These stylish jerseys will be proudly donned by the ‘Golden Army’ when they step out to battle in the remaining FIFA World Cup Qualifier games and then the SAFF Championships after that.

Fans in Sri Lanka and around the world will also have the opportunity to purchase this official jersey and fan replicas to proudly show their support to the ‘Golden Army’.