Full List: All 36 coaches who have managed Nigeria’s Super Eagles

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The Nigeria Football Federation announced that it has reached an statement with German tactician Bruno Labbadia to go the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men’s National Team, the Super Eagles.

NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, stated connected Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the proposal of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to name Mr. Bruno Labbadia arsenic Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The assignment is with contiguous effect.”

Born successful Darmstadt, Germany connected February 8, 1966, Labbadia won 2 caps for Die Mannschaft successful his playing career, which included stints astatine Darmstadt 98, Hamburger SV, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, FC Cologne, Werder Bremen, Armenia Bielefeld, and Karlsruher SC. He triumphed successful the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich arsenic a subordinate successful 1994. As a coach, helium led clubs similar Hertha Berlin, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, and Bayer Leverkusen and holds a UEFA Pro License.

Labbadia becomes the sixth German to manager the Super Eagles, pursuing successful the footsteps of Karl-Heinz Marotzke, Gottlieb Göller, Manfred Höner, Berti Vogts, and Gernot Rohr. Höner led the Eagles to a runner-up presumption astatine the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations, portion Rohr guided Nigeria to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals successful Russia.

Labbadia’s contiguous situation is to pb the three-time African champions successful 2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic connected September 7th successful Uyo and Rwanda connected September 10th successful Kigali, with 4 much matches scheduled for October and November to reason the qualifying race.

He is the 37th caput manager of the Super Eagles successful history: spot afloat database below:

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