By Victor Kanayo
With about three months to 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kick-off, Nike has unveiled the home and away kits of Nigeria’s Senior women’s National team, Super Falcons.
This year’s mundial is scheduled between July 20 and August 20.
On Monday, April 3, the American kit manufacturing company, dropped the Super Falcons jerseys among its 13 kit-sponsored women’s National teams competiting at the upcoming global showpiece in Australia and New Zealand.
Including Nigeria, Nike released the kits of; Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, South Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT).
For the Super Falcons jersey, the home kit comes in an electric green; features a “bespoke pattern on the cuffs and sock ribbing, inspired by traditional Nigerian artwork and textiles.”
Nigeria’s away kit is a darker forest green that, “combines modern shapes with traditional prints; the up-close details on the graphic pattern, pay homage to the team’s ‘Super Falcons’ name.”
Randy Waldrum’s side, is expected to put on the kits at the World Cup, where it will trade tackles with Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland in Group B.
At the last World Cup, Nigeria reached the Round of 16, losing to Germany.
Waldrum had endure a poor run of form before ending a seven-match consecutive defeat, with a 1-0 win over Costa Rica.
The Nigerian women side will later this week, face Haiti and New Zealand in two friendly games.
