The Chinese national football team has made a change to its kit, images of the 7-0 2022 World Cup qualifiers win against Guam reveal.
The current Nike China kits were released in March 2020.
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As visible on the images, it appears like the Chinese national soccer team / Nike was forced to change the kit of the Chinese national team. Instead of the crest of the CFA (Chinese Football Association), it featured the Chinese flag in the match.
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The crest change of the Nike China 2020 football kits follows some recent actions of the Chinese state to reduce the power of companies, groups, and individuals. All Chinese clubs with a sponsor name had to remove it for 2021.
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This kit was never worn and only available to buy very shortly
In 2018, China scrapped a stunning black and yellow kit. It is not known why it was presented but later buried.
China scrapped a black and yellow Dragon kit in 2018
The updated Nike China 2020 kit is not available to buy.
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