Nigeria’s Super Eagles have caught the attention of the football world again with their unique travel outfit to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on Monday. The team’s World Cup jersey has been the most talked about in the build-up to the mundial and many have rated it as the best of all the 32 countries that will be in Russia. The kits produced by Nike saw fans queuing up outside stores to get their hands on it the day it was officially released into the market. Pictures of the players in the traditional wear flooded the social media on the day of the team’s departure for Russia on Monday.
First it was the announcement of their tournament kits that sent football supporters crazy. Now it is their travel attire that has got everybody talking, “They nailed it with their kits, and have delivered the goods yet again as they boarded their plane to Russia wearing traditional Nigerian clothes, Buba and Sokoto’s“From head to toe, the Nigerian squad have indulged in their culture and clearly have no intentions of blending in with the crowd other nations looking to upset the odds in Russia.
While sticking to tradition, however, designers of their outfits have also kept faith with the football theme by placing footballs on the collars of the white and green outfits. Sport reporter and presenter tweeted: “First the amazing shirts, now these outfits… The Nigeria team are only just getting on the plane to Russia but they’re already winning.