Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as the new Super Eagles coach with immediate effect.
This online news platform understands that Bruno Labbadia’s appointment was made public in an early morning tweet on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, via the NFF’s X handle, tweeting as #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 becomes the 37th Head Coach of the Super Eagles after the resignation of former coach, Finidi George.
Meanwhile, Newsone reports that the appointment of Bruno Labbadia brings to an end long speculation about who will become the Super Eagles coach.