The oldest, and possibly boldest, of our kits, this vision in yellow and green was very much of its time.
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.
Congolese designer Alvin Junior Mak, who has just gone viral after designing the current squad’s leopard print arrival suits, says he went back to the fashions of 1974 for inspiration.
“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.
While Zaire’s tournament 52 years ago, which included a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Yugoslavia, turned out to be a disaster, at least the kit was anything but.
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