AC Léopards shirt from 2014, produced in the club's own name, as the Produit AC Léopards label on the hem attests, on an adidas base. The design is among the boldest African football has worn: white stripes fanning across the green and, in the spot where the whole world places sponsors, the club's nickname in block capitals, LES FAUVES DU NIARI, with the star of the 2012 continental title above the leopard crest. It is the shirt of a club at its peak, reigning champions of Congo and still riding the Confederation Cup triumph, telling the continent exactly who they were. Few shirts introduce themselves like this.
Here at Hoopster, it is the moment an African club tells the world, without asking anyone for permission, exactly who it is.