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AS Roma partner Chipper to drive impact in Africa

Serie A outfit AS Roma have announced that Chipper will be the club’s official Money Transfer Platform for Africa.

Thursday’s announcement signals the start of the club’s first commercial partnership in Africa which is grounded in both parties' commitment to advancing football on the continent.

The pact commences with a community impact project between Chipper and AS Roma, who are making special edition AS Roma x Chipper footballs, that are handmade in Africa and made to last 8x longer than standard synthetic balls.

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The balls will be distributed to grassroots programs in communities facing disadvantage in Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa, as well as through AS Roma’s youth partners in Nigeria.