Nigeria's Super Eagles saw their 2018 kit fly off the shelves, Cameroon's 2002 sleeveless jersey caused controversy and Asamoah Gyan's missed penalty in the 2010 quarter-finals means he will forever be remembered in red and gold Here's What Happened The World Cup is about goals, drama and emotion - but it is also about great kits. And when it comes to colourful and iconic designs, Africa has had more than its fair share. BBC Sport Africa has pi
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Nigeria's Super Eagles saw their 2018 kit fly off the shelves, Cameroon's 2002 sleeveless jersey caused controversy and Asamoah Gyan's missed penalty in the 2010 quarter-finals means he will forever be remembered in red and gold
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The World Cup is about goals, drama and emotion - but it is also about great kits.
And when it comes to colourful and iconic designs, Africa has had more than its fair share.
BBC Sport Africa has picked 10 of the continent's very best for you to rank. Which one is your all-time favourite?
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Zaire's iconic green and yellow 1974 kit featured what was then the name of the country and the team's Leopards nickname
The oldest, and possibly boldest, of our kits, this vision in yellow and green was very much of its time.
While the shirt had a big collar and deep V-neck, what really made it stand out was the decision to put both the name of the country and the team's Leopards nickname and logo on the chest.
Congolese designer Alvin Junior Mak, who has just gone viral after designing the current squad's leopard print arrival suits, says he went back to the fashions of 1974 for inspiration.
"When you are in Africa, we say if you want to move forward, you have to see where you come from," he told BBC Sport Africa.
While Zaire's tournament 52 years ago, which included a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Yugoslavia, turned out to be a disaster, at least the kit was anything but.
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