Nigeria’s 94 Eagles ranked in 50 Best Football Shirts Ever
Nigeria has been ranked 28th in the list of 50 best football shirts ever,26 years after she made her first appearance at the world cup.
The list dished out courtesy fourfourtwo,did not consider only national team kits but also club kits including home and away.
The Super Eagles of 1994 who incidentally had an impressive run at the world cup in USA topping their group but eventually crashing out to Italy in the round of 16, paraded what turned out to be one of the best kits ever.
with the African print-patterned adidas Nigeria stood tall and caught the attention of many their early exit notwithstanding.
Denmark top the list with their home kit of 1986.Many of the Norse marauders as the national team of Denmark is sometimes known, who went on to triumph at Euro ’92 were at the World Cup in Mexico, where they pulled on the tournament’s most captivating top.
Produced by Aarhus-based firm hummel, its striking chevrons and gentlemanly pinstripes were the major selling point. Nigeria’s perenial world cup rivals Argentina were ranked 25th while popular club in Argentina Boca juniors occupy the 2nd position on the log.
No other African country made the list. Interestingly 1994 world cup hosts USA finished in the 49th position while Japan’s J-league club Gamba Osaka sealed the last position of top 50 with their 1996/97 away kit.
2018 World cup champions France finished in the 34th position with their 1982 jersey dubbed le bomb.
The deep blue, central stripes and proud cockerel make this jersey something to crow about – especially as a terrific Bleus team wore it at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
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It will be recalled that Nigeria also waoed the world at the 2018 world cup with another mind blowing jersey that saw even non Nigerian fans booking for it in advance, but the team, the reason for the season failed to fly crashing out in the group stage the third time the country will be crashing out in the group stage having done that in 2002 in Korea/Japan and 2010 in South