The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to appoint German coach, Bruno Labbadia as head coach of the Super Eagles.
This announcement, following an agreement struck between the NFF and the German on Tuesday.
“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,” NFF Secretary General Sanusi said.
Formerly of Hertha Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen, Labbadia becomes 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.
He will take charge of the Super Eagles for two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Saturday, 7th September in Uyo) and Rwanda (Tuesday, 10th September in Kigali), with four other matches to conclude the qualifying race following in the months of October and November.
