Both Manchester City men and women will be sporting a new kit ahead of their respective league fixtures this weekend to mark International Women's Day.
The club and Puma have launched the pre-match range to celebrate girls and women in football in Manchester. With a unique design inspired by Mancunian activist Emmeline Pankhurst, the kit sees Puma join forces with the club’s charity, City in the Community (CITC), to accelerate access to girls’ football across the region.
City’s men’s team will wear the kit during their warmup and walkout at Saturday's Premier League match against Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium while Man City Women will play in the kit for their FA Women’s Super League fixture against Tottenham on Sunday. READ MORE: Man City's Chloe Kelly shares Lionesses' World Cup verdict after Arnold Clark Cup success All mascots for both fixtures will also be female participants from CITC programmes.
80% of girls feel they do not belong in sport and only 14% of girls aged 5-16 achieve recommended levels of physical activity.