The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Bruno Labbadia as the new coach of the Super Eagles, effective immediately.
The German tactician will take over the role from now on.
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Labbadia’s appointment was announced in an early morning tweet on Tuesday from the NFF’s X account, using the handle #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 is now the 37th Head Coach of the Super Eagles, succeeding former coach Finidi George.
This announcement puts an end to the prolonged speculation about the new coach for the team.
