The Nigeria Football Federation has reached an agreement with German Tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. He would be the 37th Head Coach of the Nigerian Senior Men Team
He is now the 6th German to Coach the Super Eagles after:
- Karl-Heinz Marotzke (who had two stints between 1970 & 1974).
- Gottlieb Göller (1981).
- Manfred Höner (1988-1989).
- Berti Vogts (2007-2008)
- Gernot Rohr (2016-2021).
He has previously been in charge of Hertha Berlin, VfB Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, among others, and holds a UEFA Pro License.
His immediate task is to take charge of 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.
