Born as a 1979 indoor handball shoe, the Spezial is now the terrace favourite — plush suede, gold Spezial script and a gum sole. Navy, Light Blue, Black Gum, the Liverpool FC pair and Dusky Ink, all priced in Rand at Boss Kicks.
Every pair below is checked in hand before it ships, priced from R1,600, and ships nationwide for a flat R100 — Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and everywhere in between, in 2–3 business days. Buy Adidas Handball Spezial online in SA and pay securely by card.
Ready to ship nationwide — flat R100 courier
Every Adidas Handball Spezial colourway is one flat price: R1,600 a pair. That is the price you pay — the only extra is the flat R100 courier, anywhere in South Africa, in 2–3 business days. Sizes run UK 4–10 and unworn pairs get a free size exchange within 7 days.
After the Samba and the Campus, the Spezial is where people go next: slimmer than the Campus, suede instead of leather, and a gum sole that ages properly. Navy Gum is the pair that sells first here, Black Gum is the low-maintenance one, and the football club pairs go to people who know exactly what they are buying.
R1,600 across the whole Spezial rail, so the colourway you like costs the same as the colourway everyone else likes. Flat R100 courier nationwide on top.
Suede is the only real maintenance job on this shoe. Protector spray before the first wear, a dry suede brush after a few, and keep them out of the rain — a wet Spezial dries stiff and blotchy.
Same-day dispatch on weekday payments before 13:00, then 1–2 business days in Gauteng and 2–3 to the coast, with tracking emailed to you.
The Handball Spezial runs long and narrow like the Samba. Take half a size down from your usual UK, and stay true to size only if your feet are wide.
Not sure of your UK size? Convert it below, or measure your foot heel-to-toe and match the centimetre column. We stock straight UK sizes only, and unworn pairs get a free size exchange within 7 days if the fit is not right.
