Innovative style and design, combined with the key symbols of the history and tradition of the Shqiponjat: the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) e Macron have unveiled the new Home, Away and Third kits, which will accompany the Albanian national team in the qualifying campaign for the 2024 European Championships in Germany. The opening match is scheduled for Monday 27 March, when Sylvinho’s side will face Poland in their first Group E qualifier.

It is precisely the double-headed eagle – which symbolises a nation’s identity, its courage and its valour – that forms the dominant graphic motif on the national team’s new match kits. The message of environmental sustainability is also loud and clear: the kits are made entirely from Eco Fabric, a fabric derived 100% from recycled plastic, confirming a green philosophy shared by Macron and the FSHF.

The new jumper “Home” è red with a black polo-style collar and a three-button fastening. The sleeve cuffs and the vertical stripe down the side are also black. The back of the neck is personalised with the FSHF logo, the Macron logo and the inscription Designed in Bologna to certify and highlight that every garment is conceived, designed and developed at the headquarters in Bologna. The front and shoulders feature a tone-on-tone geometric pattern, against which the sublimation-printed double-headed eagle stands out. On the right side of the chest, in silicone print, is the Macron Hero logo; on the left is the Albanian Football Federation logo. On the back of the collar, on the outer placket, the word “ALBANIA” is embroidered in white. At the bottom of the shirt there is a customised inner tape bearing the repeated phrase “Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder” (Albania, you honour me), part of Albania’s national motto, taken from a poem by Naim Frashëri. The home kit is completed by black shorts and black socks with a thin red line along the top edge.

The “ version“Away” è white It features a black polo collar with a thin red line, a colour combination that is repeated on the sleeve cuffs and in the vertical stripe down the sides. The graphic design is identical to the home shirt, with tone-on-tone geometric graphics and the double-headed eagle design on the front. Here too, the phrase “Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder” appears on the inner tape at the bottom of the shirt, and the word ALBANIA, in black, is printed on the back of the collar. The shorts are white with a drawstring and black side stripes, whilst the white socks feature a thin red line along the top edge.

Finally, the jumper “Third” è all black with red detailing on the polo collar, the sleeve cuffs and the thin vertical red line down the sides. On the chest, the Macron Hero is in red silicone, as is the FSHF logo. The tone-on-tone geometric pattern is repeated on the front and sleeves, whilst the centre features the eagle design, the symbol of the Albanian national team. The black shorts have a thin vertical red line down the sides, a red stripe that is also found on the top edge of the black socks.