NFF Appoints German Bruno Labbadia as New Head Coach for Super Eagles
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Bruno Labbadia because the unusual head coach of the Gargantuan Eagles, Nigeria’s senior men’s nationwide body of workers. The German tactician, known for his strategic acumen, takes on the role of the 37th head coach following the resignation of Finidi George.
His role begins directly, with his first effort being to lead the three-time African champions in two valuable 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fits towards Benin Republic on Saturday, Seventh September in Uyo, and Rwanda on Tuesday, tenth September in Kigali. The qualification campaign will continue with four more fits scheduled for October and November.
Born on eighth February 1966 in Darmstadt, Germany, Bruno Labbadia had a eminent enjoying profession, incomes two caps for the German nationwide body of workers, Die Mannschaft. His membership profession included stints at Darmstadt 98, Hamburger SV, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, FC Cologne, Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld, and Karlsruher SC. Critically, he won the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in 1994.
As a coach, Bruno has managed excessive-profile groups reminiscent of Hertha Berlin, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, and Bayer Leverkusen, and he holds a UEFA Pro License.
Bruno is the sixth German coach to lead the Gargantuan Eagles, following in the footsteps of Karl-Heinz Marotzke (1970-1974), Gottlieb Göller (1981), Manfred Höner (1988-1989), Berti Vogts (2007-2008), and Gernot Rohr (2016-2021). His predecessors executed valuable milestones, with Manfred guiding Nigeria to a runner-up fabricate at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations and Gernot qualifying the body of workers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
