In a collaboration that hits different, adidas has teamed up with the iconic South African football club Orlando Pirates and London-based sonic tastemakers NTS Radio to drop a new jersey that pulses with pride, rhythm and street heat. It’s more than a football shirt — it’s a statement, a sound, and a vibe, all stitched together in “Mystery Ink/Unity Orange/Bluebird/Semi Solar Yellow”.
Anchored in the infectious energy of amapiano — the genre born in the townships of Johannesburg that’s now soundtracking dancefloors worldwide — this drop blurs the lines between the terrace and the turntable. The Mystery Ink base keeps things clean and lowkey, while the vibrant contrast piping and electric colour pops bring retro swagger straight from the early 2010s football archives. Think bootleg mixtape covers meets vintage kit aesthetics.
At the heart of the piece is the Orlando Pirates crest — that unmistakable skull-and-crossbones icon that signals allegiance, identity and defiance. Around it, the jersey plays with shape and tone, a visual remix that channels the movement and energy of the game, the dancefloor, and the street.
This isn’t just a kit for matchday. It’s one for late-night sets, rooftop sessions, backroom dance-offs and everyday flexes. It speaks to culture that’s global but deeply local, carrying the unmistakable pulse of Soweto’s streets into the wider world via the style filters of London’s NTS.
adidas, Pirates, and NTS — three names with serious pedigree, now on a shared frequency. This is football fashion on amapiano time: bright, bold, and unapologetically brash.
Shop the Orlando Pirates x NTS range at prodirectsport.com/soccer
