It is no surprise that football authorities in the country have been dwelling in the ocean of controversy and racketeering since the invention of soccer.
Despite the crisis looming in Nigeria’s sports industry with the Olympic team woefully displayed in Paris 2024, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) quietly reached an agreement with a grade-less German tactician, Bruno Labbadia to take charge of the Super Eagles.
For the record, Labbadia’s record was not near any top-five African football country. According to Wikipedia, he is a coach with zero records but the highest failure in his coaching career.…CONTINUE READING
The Super Eagles team should not be an avenue for a depleted and uncharismatic coach to rejuvenate his career, and this is one of the reasons his appointment is questionable.
Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi announced on Tuesday morning.
“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,” Sanusi said.
Born in Darmstadt, Germany on 8th February 1966, Labbadia, won two caps for Die Mannschaft.
The tactician coached famous names, Hertha Berlin and VfB Stuttgart this decade, and previously, VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, among others, and holds a UEFA Pro License.
He is only 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.
Labbadi’s immediate challenge is to take charge of the three-time African champions for two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Saturday 7th Septemberin Uyo) and Rwanda (Tuesday, 10th Septemberin Kigali), with four other matches to conclude the qualifying race following in the months of October and November.
