Nigerian Afrobeats star Harrysong had a monster hit in 2015 called “Reggae Blues” with a chorus that went: “After the reggae play the blues”. As Nigerian music literally took over the world, the synergy between music and football could be seen as the national team’s World Cup kit turned into a must-have street fashion phenomenon with the help of promo shoots with the likes of music star Wizkid. Nigeria continues to redefine what is “cool”. But after winning at the fashion stakes, the Super Eagles went down like a lead balloon in their World Cup opener 2-0 defeat in Kaliningrad yesterday.

It was a case of “after the fashion comes the blues” as Nigerian fans were feeling blue following a performance from their team that could not match the hype that followed the launch of their World Cup kit, which sold out within minutes of going on sale in the UK.

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