NFF Appoints Bruno Labbadia As The New Super Eagles Head Coach 

August 28th, 2024     |  11:00pm

The Nigerian football federation has appointed 57 year old German Bruno Labbadia as the New super eagles coach in the early hours of Tuesday, August 27th.

Labbadia becomes the 37th head coach of the team after the resignation of Finidi George in June of 2024.

He will lead the team against Benin (7th September) and Rwanda (10th September) in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers with four other matches to conclude.

Labbadia has handled several top Bundesliga teams like Wolfsburg, Bayer leverkusen, Hamburger SV, Bayern Munich and many more.

The Nff general secretary Mohammed Sanusi confirmed the news in a post on X

"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,” he announced in a statement.