The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as the new Super Eagles coach, with immediate effect.
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Labbadia’s appointment was disclosed in an early morning tweet on Tuesday via the NFF’s X handle, tweeting as #thenff.
The new coach’s appointment takes effect immediately, according to a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation on X.
The statement reads, “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.
Bruno Labbadia’s record, failures and achievements
Although Bruno Labbadia’s name may not be as well-known as that of some of the best strikers in the world, his accomplishments speak for themselves.
In 599 games during his illustrious playing career in Germany, Labbadia scored 229 goals.
In his greatest seasons, he scored a lot of goals for teams like Arminia Bielefeld and Bayern Munich. Two particularly notable seasons were 1998–1999, when he scored 29 goals for Bielefeld, and 1986–1987, when he scored 21 goals for Darmstadt 98.
Throughout his managerial career, Labbadia has held leadership positions at some of the most illustrious teams in Germany, such as VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, and Bayer Leverkusen.
It’s interesting to note that under his leadership, Stuttgart qualified for the UEFA Europa League and finished sixth in the Bundesliga.
Despite his difficulties, Labbadia has proven to be a skilled player at the top levels of the game by leading teams through trying times and producing good results.
The term “relegation specialist” is the one that most closely identifies Labbadia.
He has been called upon numerous times to keep teams from being demoted, and he has done so with amazing regularity.
Whether it was steering Wolfsburg to safety in 2018 or saving Hamburg in 2015, Labbadia has proven he can keep the ship afloat in choppy waters.
Although they are not in danger of going down, Nigeria is by no means doing well in the World Cup qualifying round.
The term “relegation specialist” is the one that most closely identifies Labbadia.
He has been called upon numerous times to keep teams from being demoted, and he has done so with amazing regularity.
Whether it was steering Wolfsburg to safety in 2018 or saving Hamburg in 2015, Labbadia has proven he can keep the ship afloat in choppy waters.
Although they are not in danger of going down, Nigeria is by no means doing well in the World Cup qualifying round.
Although Labbadia’s managing career has experienced some high points, it has also had some negative points.
He’s been fired several times, most recently by VfB Stuttgart for not performing well.
His ability to overcome obstacles and secure positions at other elite teams, however, attests to his tenacity and the regard he enjoys throughout the football community.
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The 58-year-old coach will be accepting this position outside of Germany for the first time. It gets even more difficult because this is his first time playing football in Africa.
Nigerian supporters ought to be ready for a coach who isn’t scared to take chances and who also knows what it takes to be a top manager.
Labbadia becomes the 37th Head Coach of the Super Eagles after the resignation of former coach, Finidi George
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