RIYADH — Nike has officially announced the launch of the new Al-Hilal 2015-16 home kit. The partnership between the Kingdom's most supported football club and the renowned global brand continues with the famous iconic blue jersey. The new home shirt is a modern classic design. The shirt, shorts and socks all come in royal blue. The shirt is a dri-fit knit jersey and features a hybrid V-neck collar along with laser-cut ventilation holes and a mesh back panel.
“The new kit is beautiful and simple, with design details that respect the culture and history of Al-Hilal. The technology in the shirt also helps keep me dry, cool and comfortable, and ready to play at my best on the pitch,” Salem Al-Dosari commented. “When I put on Al-Hilal team's shirt it gives me a real sense of pride — representing the passionate club fans and supporters.”
Established in 1957, the Riyadh-based Al-Hilal holds 54 official championships which include a record 40 national championships, as well as a record six Asian Championships, and seven Arab and Arabian Gulf Championships.
While this new kit features Nike's signature style and passion, it has also been designed to offer players the very latest in performance innovation, kit technology and environmental sustainability.
On this occasion, Nike and its official distributer Sun and Sand Sports announced that the Al-Hilal new home kit will be available across Nike stores in Saudi Arabia from Sunday. Nike dri-fit technology embedded in the shirts draws sweat away from the body to the exterior where it quickly evaporates. The shirts boast an engineered mesh consisting of thousands of tiny holes on the back to offer even more ventilation. This allows players to always perform at their best by remaining cooler, drier and more comfortable throughout games.
This season the players will also benefit from a series of new design innovations in the kit that will increase air circulation around their bodies and better regulate their temperatures.
The shorts also offer increased ventilation with a mesh panel on the back, and the new side stripe on both sides also features small holes. — SG
