Nigeria appoints Bruno Labbadia as new head coach

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Stuttgart boss Bruno Labbadia as new men’s head coach ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

The 58-year-old German was interviewed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday after talks with Swede Janne Andersson and Frenchman Herve Renard collapsed.

He has not yet been signed, BBC Sport Africa reported.

Labbadia’s first game in charge is scheduled to be the Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Uyo on 7 September before the three-time African champions travel to Rwanda three days later.