NFF Appoints New Super Eagles Coach

 Two months after the resignation of Finidi George as Head Coach of The Nigeria Super Eagles, The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of German football manager, Bruno Labbadia, as he new Head Coach of The Super Eagles(The Men's Senior National Team). Labbadia’s appointment which takes place with immediate effect, was disclosed in an early morning tweet on Tuesday 27th August, via the NFF’s X handle, tweeting as #thenff. The appointment makes Bruno Labbadia the 37th Head Coach and sixth German to lead The Super Eagles.

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In addition to being a football manager, 58 year old Bruno Labbadia is a former player who played as a striker. He won the DFB-Pokal in 1989-90 with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and the Bundesliga in 1993-94 with FC Bayern Munich. He was also capped twice for the German team and before his appointment as The Super Eagles Head Coach, Bruno Labbadia was manager of VfB Stuttgart from 2010 to 2013.