After a four-month football break because of the Covid-19 crisis, Brazilian club EC Bahia will return to the field this week. With it, it announced an interesting novelty to the shirt: its crest will be covered with a mask. Story via Mantos do Futebol.
Bahia To Wear Kits With "Mask On Logo" To Raise Awareness Of Importance Of Masks
The mask on the EC Bahia kit serves as an alert for people to understand the importance of wearing the mask. It is named "Playing together against Corona" and will be debuted on Wednesday, July 22.
The Bahia se mask kit is based on the regular 2020 away kit, pictured below.
Produced In-House and Fan-Designed: EC Bahia 2020 Home & Away Kits Released
"Staying at home and maintaining social withdrawal is the first guideline of medical authorities. Wearing a mask is a novelty for Brazilians and has become a mandatory item very quickly. We need to create this habit urgently, because the mask is more important now than ever with the increase of people on the streets. And how can we talk to the whole of Brazil if not for soccer?", explains the União BR movement.
The special action was idealized in partnership with the Brazilian agency called África and the União BR movement.
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