LALITPUR, JULY 15
China Trade Link Company Private Limited announced women's national football team goalkeeper Anjila Tumbapo Subba as the brand ambassador of Li- Ning, here today.
Subba and China Trade Link CEO Rajen Maharjan exchanged the memorandum of understanding amidst a programme.
As per the two-year deal, the international sportswear company would manufacture products with the logo of the initials of the Nepal APF Club goalkeeper's name and her jersey number - ATS16 - and provide five per cent of the net profit to her.
"We will set aside a total of 10 per cent out of the net profit for sports," said Maharjan.
"Anjila [Tumbapo Subba] will get half of that, while we will use the remaining half for the benefit of other athletes," he added.
In addition to that, Li- Ning will also provide Subba with five track suits, 10 t-shirts, five pairs of shoes, 20 pairs of socks and 20 caps in a year. She will also get 35 per cent discounts in each purchase.
Subba will also don Li- Ning sportswear in her upcoming biopic. Subba is set to feature in the movie along with Dayahang Rai, Srijana Subba, Buddhi Gurung and Prem Kumar Subba among others. Kendra Motion Pictures and Moon Love Entertainment are producing the biopic.
The national team first choice goalkeeper Subba, who also played for Masa United in Pakistan's National League last year, thanked Li-Ning for the opportunity.
"Today I became the brand ambassador of Li- Ning and it will be a huge support for me," she said. "I hope other players will also get similar opportunities in the days to come," added Subba.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 16, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
