Ranking the Top 5 Super Eagles Jerseys in History as Nike Releases 2024 kits

Ranking the Top 5 Super Eagles Jerseys in History as Nike Releases 2024 kits

Babajide Orevba
March 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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  • Nigeria have launched their 2024 kit ahead of the upcoming competitions and tournaments
  • The latest edition released by Nike has left football fans with diverse opinions
  • We attempt to rank the top five kits ever produced for the Nigerian national teams

Nike has released the 2024 kits for Nigeria's national football team with amazing designs.

Nigeria has always launched colourful jerseys, which get attention from football fans in the country and beyond.

The famous green and white kits come in different styles and patterns specially designed for various continental and international tournaments.

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Nigeria's 2018 kit was ranked the best in the world during the FIFA World Cup in Russia. Photo Credit: Catherine Ivill.
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As the kit production company releases the latest edition, we rank the top 5 jerseys ever donned by the Super Eagles.

5. 1998 FIFA World Cup Jersey

The Super Eagles were one of the most colourful teams at the FIFA World Cup in France. Their shirt had a simple but attractive design.

Nike particularly adopted a retro look for the green shirt and shorts with a bold white stripe.

Famous Nigerian players like Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha, Taribo West, and Kanu Nwankwo looked good in the outfit.

4. The 2020/21 jersey

The kits released in February 2020 remain one of the most beautiful for Nigeria's national teams.

It was gathered that the traditional Nigerian Agbada inspired the design.

The 2020 home kit's design is a mixture of the traditional aesthetic of an agbada robe with a mixture of modern design, Boom Play reports.

3. The 2002 World Cup jersey

In Nigeria, the lemon jersey of the year 2002 sparked conversations among football fans.

Despite criticisms, the Super Eagles even wore a lighter version at the World Cup in Korea and Japan.

The design was a florescent green kit, large collars, and white stripes running from the armpits to the waist of the shirt.

2. The 1994 World Cup jersey

Nigeria wore what could be described as their best jersey during their FIFA World Cup debut. The Super Eagles looked classy during the Mundial in the USA.

It 'glittered' while Rashidi Yekini held the net in celebration of the country's first-ever World Cup goal.

1. The 2018 World Cup jersey

The world was fascinated when Nigeria's kit for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia was released.

Despite that the Super Eagles were ranked 47th in the world at the time, the Nike jersey as voted as the 1st among the 32 jerseys in the competition.

The design had contorted zig-zag prints and incorporated all the former uniform colors into one.

The squad also used the kits at the 2019 AFCON tournament in Egypt.

Nigeria, Brazil unveil 2024 kits

Sports Brief earlier reported that the latest national team kits for Nigeria and Brazil released by Nike are leading the 2024 releases.

Nigeria maintain their status as the country with the 'most colourful national football teams' due to their outfits.

For 2024, they are practically at par with Brazil who have also launched their latest national team kits.

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Babajide Orevba
Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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