FANS are going mad over Nigeria’s new kit – and claim Nike have “somehow outdone the last one.”
The American sportswear giant’s previous Super Eagles shirt for the African nation’s World Cup 2018 campaign took the world by storm.
Nike have once again taken social media by storm with the release of their new Nigeria ‘Swoosh’ kit
The Super Eagles will wear their new kits at the Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup
The retro green white and black strip was sold out in minutes ahead of the tournament in Russia, with hundreds of supporters queueing down the streets of London.
And now Nike have lived up to the hype with Nigeria’s 2020 “Swoosh” home shirt which fuses the “traditional aesthetic” of an agbada robe with the influence of contemporary football street style.
If features a green and white pattern on either side of the crest, with a Swoosh underneath it, positioned on the centre of the chest.
Nigeria’s new away shirt is a dark grey design featuring a splash of white and light green coloured trim.
Nike said: “The player names and numbers integrate the eagle feather into the application. ‘Naija’ appears inside the neck of jersey and on the back of the socks in a new typeface.”
The 2020 kit is slightly toned down from the neon green offering two years ago, but fans don’t seem to mind.
And fans were once again going wild for the design, with one tweeting: “If there was a world cup for best football kits, Nigeria would probably win every game.”
Another said: “The new Nigeria kit is better than the one everyone was going crazy for in 2018.”
A third added: “I don’t understand why only Nigeria are this creative with their kits. More countries and clubs need to step up their game.”
The designs for Korea and the United States’ news shirts were also revealed, as part of Nike’s new move to move away from template designs for national teams.
The customised efforts will undoubtedly excite Liverpool fans, after the Reds struck an £80million per year deal with the sportswear giants.
The Nigerian Super Eagles meanwhile are set to don their new standout kits during their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign and at the 2022 World Cup.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
