A chieftain of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says he has nothing to say on reports that 58 year old German coach Bruno Labbadia has been given the nod as the new coach of the Super Eagles, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will head into the AFCON qualifiers under an interim coach in Austine Eguavoen, after failing to appoint a substantive replacement for Finidi George who left his role two months ago after a poor showing in the world cup qualifiers.
61 year old Sweden coach Janne Andersson was the clear favorite for the job and in a meeting with the minister for sports yesterday, sources say the NFF were directed to re-open and conclude talks with the coach following breakdown in talks last week.
Recent reports however suggest that 58 year old German coach Bruno Labbadia who lasted four months in his role as coach of VFB Stuttgart last year has gotten the nod, and approved by the minister.
” I know he was mentioned but it’s totally news to me that he is the new coach of the team. I don’t have anything to say until I see a recommendation from the president (Ibrahim Musa Gusau) of the NFF”, a top member of the football body said when contacted.
