NIVIA’s FIFA Pro approved Ashtang football is the official matchball for 2021 Nepal Super League

NIVIA has signed a multi-year agreement with Nepal Super League, to be the official ball partner of the Nepal Super League seasons 2021/22.

NIVIA will supply the official matchball NIVIA ‘Ashtang’ to the Super League.

NIVIA Ashtang football is FIFA Pro category certified NIVIA Ashtang is a FIFA Pro category approved ball which is of the highest quality certification that FIFA can grant on the quality of the ball. The ball has to pass stringent quality parameters in achieving proper bounce, water absorption, roundness, with the final trials occurring at FIFA designated laboratory in Switzerland for this certification, and to be eligible to be used at the highest level of international matches. This certification is a testament to the strictest manufacturing standards upheld at NIVIA.

The iconic Indian sports brand has now been associated with promoting the game of football in Nepal for decades. Previously, in 2013 Nepal hosted the South Asian Football Federation Championship (SAFF) for which NIVIA was the official ball partner for providing its prestigious NIVIA Simbolo football.

"We are elated to be associated with Nepal Super League as the official ball partner. The FIFAPro categorised Ashtang balls are the newest edition in our professional football product stable and we are confident of taking the game to the next level in a highly competitive League environment.” Rajesh Kharabanda, Managing Director, NIVIA.

The association of NIVIA with the Nepal Super League is a constructive partnership aimed towards cultivating a strong system of developing football in Nepal and maturing it to the International level, a trend that is evident from the performance of its U-20 and U-16 teams recently.

NIVIA Ashtang Story
In Sanskrit ‘Asht’ means eight and ‘ang’ means parts – all integrated together to produce maximal results. The ancient Indian practice of Yoga also borrows from this knowledge and offers Ashtang yoga that literally means "eight-limbed yoga," where each limb signifies the following:

Yama [moral codes], Niyama [self-purification and study], Asana [posture], Pranayama [breath control], Pratyahara [sense control], Dharana [concentration], Dhyana [meditation], and Samadhi [absorption into the Universal].

This knowledge is applied to design the Ashtang ball to integrate all the factors of 1.Power, 2. Speed, 3. Accuracy, 4. Control, 5. Stability, 6. Feel, 7. Cost, and 8.Playability to get maximum efficiency from every shot.

Construction of the Ball
This Made-in-India ball is unique in many ways. Instead of conventional 32 Panels this football is made using just 8 Panels thus reducing the seam length by 23%.

• The reduced seam length reduces the friction during the flight, which improves aerodynamics to maintain true flight path. The player can shoot more accurately and precisely.
• The lesser number of seams offer lesser space for water uptake thus it helps the ball to maintain its weight in the wettest of theconditions.
• Less number of panels improve the consistency of movement thus gives better control.
• Eight panels, instead of 32, offer much larger sweet spot to the players heading the ball.

NIVIAhas been theofficial ball of major national and international events forlast five decades.