NFF Appoints German, Bruno Labbadia As New Super Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday has announced the appointment of German tactician, Bruno Labbadia as the new Super Eagles head coach.
According to the NFF’s Secretary General Mohammed Sanusi an agreement with Labbadia was reached and his appointment with immediate effect.
Sanusi said, “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,”
The tactician had coached famous names, Hertha Berlin and VfB Stuttgart this decade, and previously, VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, among others, and holds a UEFA Pro License.
He is only the sixth German, after Karl-Heinz Marotzke (who had two stints between 1970 and 1974), Gottlieb Göller (1981), Manfred Höner (1988-1989), Berti Vogts (2007-2008) and Gernot Rohr (2016-2021) to lead the Super Eagles.
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