The new Super Eagles World Cup kit has been well received by Nigerians as many believe it has that special 'naija touch.'
And while we thank the NFF and Nike for this amazing kit - we will be taking a look at Matthew Wolf - the man who led the team that designed the kit for Nike.
The well accepted Super Eagles new jersey have a touch of the green Eagles 1994 jersey and the 2002 Korea/Japan jersey.
Shortly after the unvieling of the new Eagles jersey Wolff took to his social media pages to acknowledge the role he played in the making of the jersey while thanking the team that worked with him.
Here are ten things to know about Matthew Wolf.
1. Matthew Wolff is a graphic designer currently working at Nike in New York City.
2. His area of specialty is sports branding, logo, and jersey design.
3. Wolf grew up in Minneapolis and London, before attending Skidmore College graduating at 2012 and Parsons the New School for Design which he graduated at 2014.
4. Apart from Nike, he has also work for IMG Colleges, Hypebeast, and TV Land.
5. He is a huge fan of American RnB singer Miley Cyrus
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6. Wolf is also a huge fan of American football side Minnesota Vikings
7. One of his proudest moment was being a part of the team that designed Cristiano Ronaldo's CR7 boot
8. Not many knows he is a fan of former American president Barrack Obama
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9. And here is how his work station looks like - crafty right?
10. Wolff loves hardcore rap music and his favourite rappers are ? well you guessed right - Jay-Z and Kanye West
NAIJ.com previously reported that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and NIKE who are their official kits sponsor have unveiled the official 2018 World Cup kits for the Super Eagles.
Many have been waiting since last year for the Nigeria Football Federation to show the world the kits the Super Eagles will use in Russia, and the unveiling has been done in London on Wednesday, February 7.
The home kit carries a familiar badge recolored to honor the 96 gold medal-winning Dream Team.
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