Sojitz Group (former Nissho Iwai group) has been a partner of Nike, since its birth in USA using  Sojitz expertise as a trading company to promote Nike growth.
http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/media/nike_timeline/nike_timeline.pdf

  NIKE is the official supplier of sportive materials to the Brazilian Football   Confederation (CBF), having its name associated to the to the five times champion   football team of Brazil.

  Sojitz Brazil handles the importation of promotional sportive materials with Nike   brand from all over the world, concerning  the sponsorship contract between Nike   and CBF, and also between Nike and some sponsored Athletes in Brazil.

Tel.: 55(11) 2175-6000