Nigeria 4

 

Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (Dolphin FC)
vs. Portugal (2:3) | U20 World Cup | 2013 in Turkey

This is a bit of a curious one. It was sold as a matchworn shirt and does feature the tournament patch of the 2013 U20 World Cup in Turkey on the right arm and definitely has all the features a player shirt should have. But it has the wrong name on it. The #3 was worn by Kingsley Madu in said tournament, not by anyone named Chata. Indeed, I was unable to find any Nigerian player named Chata, at all. The only explanation I could come up with is that this shirt was possibly a memory for Usman Abubakar Chata, the kitsman of the Nigerian national team. I am not certain that he was in Turkey in 2013, but he definitely was working as a kitsman for the FA later, so that might explain that.

Either way, I am happy to add this new shirt to the collection. While it is not spectacular, it just is an absolute classic and does actually work well with names and numbers. I loke the collar a lot and it just is a very nice fabric, too. So whatever this actually is, I am pleased that I got it for around 40€ in the end.