Ola Aina fronted Nottingham Forest’s new away kit as the club kicked off pre-season, a fitting image for a Super Eagles defender who has become one of the most established figures at the City Ground.
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Ola Aina helped launch Nottingham Forest’s new adidas away kit for the 2026/27 season, modelling the collegiate green strip as the club began pre-season with a tournament appearance against Udinese and Barcelona in Italy.
“Nottingham Forest is delighted to reveal its adidas Away Kit for the 2026/27 season,” the club said, describing a design that brings back the adidas trefoil logo and pays homage to the club’s name through its green colourway, featuring an all-over printed graphic, embroidered branding and tailored collar and cuff piping. The kit will be worn across Forest’s Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams throughout the campaign.
Supporters got their first look at the new strip in action on August 8, when Forest opened the inaugural Friuli Venezia Giulia tournament against Udinese Calcio at the Bluenergy Stadium, with a meeting against Barcelona also on the schedule as Oliver Glasner’s side ramp up their preparations. Fans following Forest’s pre-season can check Bet9ja’s current promo code ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
Aina’s role as a kit ambassador reflects just how central he’s become to the club since arriving on a free transfer in 2023. He scored his first Forest goal in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa that same season, added another in a 3-0 win over West Ham the following year that helped push Forest to third in the table, and was rewarded with a contract extension through to the summer of 2028 after a string of impressive campaigns.
His path to Nottingham has taken in some of European football’s biggest academies and leagues. Aina came through a decade at Chelsea’s Cobham academy, winning the Under-21 Premier League and two FA Youth Cups, before loan spells at Hull City and Torino eventually led to a permanent move to the Italian club, where he made 113 appearances across five seasons. New Bet9ja users following Nigerian defenders in the Premier League can check how to get the Bet9ja promotion code before the new season kicks off.
A loan spell at Fulham in between also produced one of the highlights of his career, a long range strike against West Bromwich Albion that was later named the Premier League’s Goal of the Month, making him only the third Fulham player to win the award.
On the international stage, Aina’s story carries extra significance for Nigerian fans. Born in London and capped by England up to Under-20 level, he switched his allegiance to Nigeria in 2017 and has since gone on to earn more than 40 caps, featuring at three separate Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and earning a spot in the Team of the Tournament after Nigeria’s run to the 2023 AFCON final. Punters following the Super Eagles’ defensive options can check Bet9ja’s YOHAIG code as the new international season approaches.
Now 29 and firmly established as a first-team regular, Aina’s versatility across both full back positions and wing back has made him one of the more reliable names in Nigeria’s squad, and a genuine leader in Forest’s dressing room heading into a season the club will hope builds on recent Premier League progress.
📌 Did You Know?
- Aina was born in Southwark, London, and came through Chelsea’s academy alongside England’s youth set-up before switching to Nigeria in 2017.
- He was part of Nigeria’s AFCON 2023 runners-up squad and was named in the Team of the Tournament.
- His Goal of the Month-winning strike for Fulham came during a 2020/21 loan spell from Torino.
- Aina signed for Nottingham Forest on a free transfer in 2023 after his Torino contract expired.
- He has made more career appearances in Serie A (102) than in the Premier League (96), reflecting his five years in Italy with Torino.
- Aina’s contract extension keeps him at Forest through to the summer of 2028.
- Forest’s new away kit will be worn by the club’s Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams throughout the 2026/27 season.
