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title: "Nando’s Launches First Free Chicken & Chips Day to Celebrate World Cup"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1ff2d944-c426-48e5-890b-be6803896427
source: "QSR Magazine"
original_url: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/nandos-launches-first-free-chicken-chips-day-to-celebrate-world-cup/
author: "Ben Coley"
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2026-06-10T23:51:30.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:18:09.802Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Nando’s Launches First Free Chicken & Chips Day to Celebrate World Cup

**TL;DR:** Nando's is launching its first-ever Free Chicken & Chips Day on June 12 to celebrate the World Cup. The promotion offers a free meal of flame-grilled chicken and fries to fans who visit a Nando's restaurant wearing their favorite soccer jersey.

*By Ben Coley, originally published in QSR Magazine on 2026-06-10. [Read the original](https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/nandos-launches-first-free-chicken-chips-day-to-celebrate-world-cup/).*

## Story

To kick off the summer’s biggest global soccer tournament, Nando’s – the South African fast-casual favorite – is launching its first-ever, nationwide Free Chicken & Chips Day this Friday, June 12. For one evening only, any fan who visits a Nando’s restaurant wearing their favorite soccer jersey will receive a free meal of flame-grilled chicken and fries.

- **WHERE:** All participating Nando’s restaurants nationwide (including locations across Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, and Texas).

- **PLUS**: As an exclusive bonus, guests can add on a side of Nando’s limited-edition “Saka Sauce” – which just made its U.S. debut – to their chicken and fries meals. Created in collaboration with England soccer star Bukayo Saka, this sweet, smoky, and mildly fiery sauce sold out repeatedly in the U.K. during its overseas launch, and has now arrived in America as a part of these timely celebrations.

With soccer taking center stage in the U.S. this summer, there is no better time for Nando’s to bring the electric energy of the global game stateside by rewarding passionate fans with its signature 24-hour marinated, flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken completely free of charge.

To find the closest Nando’s restaurant to you, please visit nandosperiperi.com/find, and follow @nandosusa on Instagram for additional, real-time updates.

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Ben Coley (person)
- restaurant promotion (topic)
- Nando's (company)
- free meal offer (topic)
- world cup promotion (topic)
- limited edition sauce (topic)
- Bukayo Saka (person)

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Originally reported by Ben Coley, QSR Magazine (https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/nandos-launches-first-free-chicken-chips-day-to-celebrate-world-cup/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1ff2d944-c426-48e5-890b-be6803896427).