By Marvellous Nkanu
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says an agreement has been reached with German tactician Bruno Labbadia, to become the 37th head coach of the senior national male football. team, the Super Eagles, with immediate effect.
Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the NFF General Secretary said earlier today, Tuesday, August 27, 2027, being 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 Super Eagles.”
Labbadia was born in Darmstadt, Germany on 8th February 1966. He won two caps for the German national team in his playing career that took him through clubs such as home-town team Darmstadt 98, Hamburger SV, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, FC Cologne, Werder Bremen, Armenia Bielefeld and Karlsruher SC.
The tactician triumphed in the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich as a player 30 years ago.
The Super Eagles 37th coach will be 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.