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The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of a German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as the new Super Eagles coach, with immediate effect.
Labbadia’s appointment was disclosed in an early morning tweet on Tuesday via the NFF’s X handle, tweeting as #thenff.
The statement read,
“The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national team, Super Eagles.”
“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,” according to the federation’s General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi.
Labbadia becomes the 37th Head Coach of the Super Eagles after the resignation of former coach, Finidi George, who was unveiled as the Eagles’ coach in May 2024.
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However, his failure to secure convincing wins in two crucial games in charge, saw the team rooted to fifth place with three points in Group C in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Eagles were held 1-1 by South Africa before a shock 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in Abidjan.
With Labbadi’s appointment, the three-time African champions will seek to boost their chances of qualification.
The Eagles will commence their African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic on September 7 and three days later, will slug it out against Rwanda.
Labbadia, a former Bayern Munich player, was born on February 8, 1966.
He has managed several German clubs, including Darmstadt 98, VfB Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen, among others.
