Bruno Labbadia
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The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as the new Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior male football team, the Super Eagles.
This was confirmed in a statement in the early hours of Tuesday by the NFF General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi.
“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. The appointment is with immediate effect,” he said.
Labbadia, born on February 8, 1966, in Darmstadt, Germany, won two caps for Germany during his playing career and coached several top-tier clubs, including Hertha Berlin and VfB Stuttgart. He holds a UEFA Pro License and becomes the sixth German to lead the Super Eagles.
The new coach faces an immediate challenge, with two crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda in September. He will also oversee four additional matches in October and November to conclude the qualifying campaign.
HIS MANAGERIAL CAREER INCLUDES:
Darmstadt 98 (2003-2006)
Greuther Fürth (2007-2008)
Bayer Leverkusen (2008-2009)
Hamburger SV (2009-2010)
VfB Stuttgart (2010-2013)
Hamburger SV (2015-2016)
VfL Wolfsburg (2018-2019)
Hertha BSC (2020-2021)
VfB Stuttgart (2022-2023)
LIST OF SUPER EAGLES’ COACHES IN HISTORY
John Finch (England) – 1949
Daniel Anyiam (Nigeria) – 1954-1956; 1964-1965
Les Courtier (England) – 1956-1960
Moshe Beit Halevi (Israel) – 1960-1961
George Vardar (Hungary) – 1961-1963
Joey Blackwell (England) – 1963 – 1964
József Ember (Hungary) – 1965-1968
Sabino Barinaga (Spain) – 1968-1969
Peter ‘Eto’ Amaechina (Nigeria) – 1969-1970
Karl-Heinz Marotzke (Germany) – 1970-1971; 1974
Jorge Penna (Brazil) – 1972-1973
Jelisavčić ‘Father Tiko’ Tihomir (Yugoslavia) – 1974-1978
Otto Glória (Brazil) – 1979-1982
Gottlieb Göller (Germany) – 1981
Adegboye Onigbinde (Nigeria) – 1983-1984; 2002
Chris Udemezue (Nigeria) – 1984-1986
Patrick Ekeji (Nigeria) – 1985
Paul Hamilton (Nigeria) – 1987; 1989
Manfred Höner (Germany) – 1988-1989
Clemens Westerhof (Netherlands) – 1989-1994
Amodu Shaibu (Nigeria) – 1994-1995; 1996-1997; 2001-2002; 2008-2010
Johannes Bonfrere (Netherlands) – 1995-1996; 1999-2001
Philippe Troussier (France) – 1997
Monday Sinclair (Nigeria) – 1997-1998
Bora Milutinović (Yugoslavia) – 1998
Thijs Libregts (Netherlands) – 1999
Christian Chukwu (Nigeria) – 2002-2005
Augustine Eguavoen (Nigeria) – 2005-2007; 2010; 2022
Berti Vogts (Germany) – 2007-2008
Lars Lagerbäck (Sweden) – 2010
Samson Siasia (Nigeria) – 2010-2011; 2016
Stephen Keshi (Nigeria) – 2011-2014; 2015
Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria) – 2015-2016
Gernot Rohr (Germany) – 2016-2021
José Peseiro (Portugal) – 2022-2024
Finidi George (Nigeria) – 2024
Bruno Labbadia (Germany) – 2024
