The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has struck a deal with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia to lead the Super Eagles.
Mohammed Sanusi, Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, made the news on Tuesday morning.
“The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr. Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect,” Sanusi stated.
Bruno Labbadia was born in Darmstadt, Germany, on February 8, 1966, and has two caps for Die Mannschaft.
The strategist has coached well-known clubs such as Hertha Berlin and VfB Stuttgart this decade, as well as VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, and Bayer Leverkusen in the past, and he possesses a UEFA Pro License.
Bruno Labbadia is just the sixth German to head the Super Eagles, after Karl-Heinz Marotzke (who served twice between 1970 and 1974), Gottlieb Göller (1981), Manfred Höner (1988-1989), Berti Vogts (2007-2008), and Gernot Rohr (2016-2021).
Bruno Labbadia’s immediate challenge is to lead the three-time African champions in two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Saturday, September 7th in Uyo) and Rwanda (Tuesday, September 10th in Kigali), with four more matches to complete the qualifying race in October and November.
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