What every intercounty GAA jersey would look like if AFCON became an All-Ireland

Stranger things haven't happened, or maybe not

Ben Kiely

What every intercounty GAA jersey would look like if AFCON became an All-Ireland

There’s a lot to like about AFCON, but one of the best parts of every tournament is the wonderful and occasionally wacky jerseys on display.

Unitards, sleeveless shirts… the big daddy of international football competitions on the continent of Africa has seen kits of all shapes and sizes and, as an experiment, we wanted to see how some of these designs would translate over to the Irish national games.

Anyone who just wants to see some different incarnations of GAA jerseys can skip past the next couple of paragraphs and go straight to Antrim. The jersey, not the county, but you’re already in Antrim that’s fine too.

Those cats who require some sort of highly implausible story to enjoy a set of photoshops can stick with us. If you have disbelief get ready to suspend and if you have tin foil hats get ready to put them on because we’re taking you on a journey.

It’s the not too distant future and the GAA have successfully brokered a deal to bring their games to AFCON for some reason (we’ve never claimed to be Philip K. Dick, there will be plot holes aplenty). The only requirement is that they must create new kits for each county based off past ones from any nation that has taken part in qualification for AFCON. Again, the reason is not given. The following is the result of this far-fetched premise.

Antrim – Eritrea 2015