Luck smiles on Nigerian man who drew shoe and painted it in danfo colour, Adidas wants to meet him

- A young man now has the chance to pitch his sketch to Adidas days after his drawing went viral

- The man, however, noted that while he is happy about the opportunity, the pitch may not eventually turn into a produced shoe

- Many tweeps told the man that he would always win with his brilliant idea even if the company does not eventually work with him

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Luck has finally smiled on a Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @Shutabug after he drew a canvas and painted it in popular Lagos danfo colour.

When he did the sketch on Monday, February 14, he never knew his life will take a quick turn for good.

In a recent tweet on Friday, February 19, the man said that the last few days have been very busy for him as he finally got a chance to make a pitch to Addidas.

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He thanked many people on Twitter for coming through for him, saying what was to be joke turned out to be a life-changing event for him.

Below is the sketch:

This is was his recent tweet:

As at the time of this report, his latest tweet has close to 3,000 retweets with over 12,000 likes. Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@demigod_PHD said:

"Congrats sha guy , but try monetize the sketch you're sending them, big brands always have a problem with payments, once again big ups."

@UnenAmeji said:

"Even more crazy and bold would be to have a pre-order sheet started! Demand even before design is firmed up! P.S your design is BRILLIANT... and even without Adidas, it will sell!"

@Olubanky2006 said:

"When I saw the sketch I just knew something had to come out of it. Big Congratulations in advance of Big Deals falling through for you. More inspiration and Greater success shall follow this."

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@ChinazonN said:

"If Adidas no give you the deal, some guys for onitsha main market can partner with you and flood west Africa with this brilliant design courtesy of china shoe factories. This a goal any which way."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady, Ore Akinde, has succeeded greatly years after her roommates at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) laughed at her clothes making business.

The crotchet maker in a post on Friday, November 27, said her school friends then called her masquerade and danced around in her pieces.

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Joseph Omotayo writes for the human interest desk at Legit.ng. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a degree in Literature in English. He loves basketball and books. He tweets @omotayome.

Source: Legit.ng