One month before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania has been accused of plagiarism. While the country presented on Monday, May 20, the new jersey for its national football team, it was accused of copying British Nike designer Craig Ward, So Foot magazine said. «Linked to Moroccan equipment manufacturer Ab Sport, it seems that the Mauritanian football association had not realized that the typeface used to write the names and numbers of players was not entirely original», the same source said. The stylist alleged that AB Sport used the same typeface featured in the jerseys worn by England during the 2018 World Cup. «I've already been stolen, but never by a whole country. Good work in Mauritania … Nike's legal team is looking at the case…», Craig said. «How unfortunate that if they came to say Hey, we really liked your police in England, we do not have a budget, but we really would like to work with you. I would say yes, of course», he said in another Tweet.
