Djibouti

 

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vs. Eritrea (0:3) | CECAFA Cup | 2020 in Uganda

This Djibouti shirt was made by Moroccan brand AB Sports, who notoriously hate to sell anything. Yet, my buddy Andy was somehow able to pick one up and sold it to me. I got the last one he had and I am more than happy with that. It cost me 50€ and came in a very uncelebratory envelope from Andy, who is just living 5km away from me. I love the design, obviously, as it is wild and weird and vaguely resembles the flag colours.

But now that this is out of the way: I DID IT! I FINISHED! I GOT A NATIONAL TEAM SHIRT OF EVERY SINGLE FIFA MEMBER! It took me 14 years to complete this mission that began as a bit of a silly idea and slowly became a growing part of my life and probably my personality. I am the guy with the shirts for many, after all these years. I have rerouted US military convois in Djibouti years ago, as a soldier promised to pick up a shirt for me at the FA. It didn't work. I have spoken to hundreds of Djiboutians and to their dogs. It seemed impossible, but here we are: I am done, I got the 211 finished and I could not be happier about it. To not spoil that post too much, I will do a seperate one about reaching the target.