Sportswear giants, Nike on Friday commenced the sale of the Super Eagles Jersey for the2018 FIFA World Cup.
There were long queues at various Nike stores monitored by Sportinglife.ng online.
In London, Nigeria football fans were seen trying to buy the jersey obviously ahead of Saturday’s international friendly at the Wembley Stadium.Reports indicated that the new white and green designed jersey will cost not less than N38, 000 but a message sent to Nike via its Twitter handle @Nikestore to confirm the purchase price was not replied.
A call and SMS to Super Eagles officials on the chances of getting the Eagles jersey in Nigeria and in neighboring countries before the June 14 date for the commencement of the World Cup was also not replied.
Meanwhile a recent international survey has rated the Eagles’ World Cup jersey as the best among the 32 nations in the tournament.
In the poll conducted by Sky Sports, the Nigeria jersey garnered over 40,000 votes to beat world champions Germany to second place with 21,000 votes.
It will be recalled that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nike unveiled the official 2018 World Cup kits for the Super Eagles in London on February 7, 2018.
And that the national team wore the jersey in their farewell match against DR Congo in Port Harcourt.
Nike’s Football Design Director, Dan Farron has said in designing Nigeria’s kit, the goal was to tap into the attitude of the nation while keeping in mind the full identities of the Super Eagles players.