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The oldest, and possibly boldest, of our kits, this vision in yellow and green was very much of its time.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Congolese designer Alvin Junior Mak, who has just gone viral after designing the current squad’s leopard print arrival suits,<\/a> says he went back to the fashions of 1974 for inspiration.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

While Zaire’s tournament 52 years ago, which included a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Yugoslavia, turned out to be a failure, at least the kit was anything but. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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