The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed German tactician, Bruno Labbadia to take charge of the Super Eagles with immediate effect.
Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi made the announcement 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 said.
Born in Darmstadt, Germany on 8th February 1966, Labbadia, won two caps for Die Mannschaft.
The tactician 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 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.
Labbadi’s immediate task is to take charge of the three-time African champions for the two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic on September 7 in Uyo and September 10 in Kigali.
There are also four other matches to conclude the qualifying race in October and November.