Eric Patrick
German Coach Bruno Labbadia, has taken to social media to renounced himself as the next head coach of the Nigerian National Football team, Super Eagles.
Bruno Labbadia, initially rejected NFF appointment.
The NFF has yet to issue any official statement to the coach’s post.
Labbadia disclosed this in a post shared on his Instagram account on Friday, a few days after the football coach rejected his earlier appointment with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).
Labbadia's post read, “New Chapter 🇳🇬."
In August Kicker shared a publication, staing that Kicker will not be the head coach of the Super Eagles.
Kicker's post read, “Bruno Labbadia will not be the new national coach of Nigeria. The 58-year-old German football coach had been negotiating with the Africans for a week and, according to information from Kicker, decided against a contract on Friday.”
According to multiple reports gathered by Thewatch Africa, the NFF announced the coach without a signed and sealed contract in August.
However, Labbadia's post has received a series of backlash from Nigerians who expressed the view that the coach is not good fit for the Super Eagles.
An Instagram user, dentified only as #nonsofrankie wrote, “Nff announce their own appointment, the man deny them. Now the man don use him hand announce him own appointment. Time for Nff to deny am too.”
Another user, known as pal_jerry said, “We don't need you......we are okay with Eguaveon and if Eguaveon is not ready, we have Siasia. What Siasia has achieved in international football as a coach, you are yet to get close. So rest.”
The experience of the German coach showed that his appointment fell short of what the NFF promised the over 200 million citizens after they allowed Jose Peseiro to leave in March.
His records show that he has been dismissed from several managerial positions in his career.
The most recent was in 2023 when he was sacked after he almost relegated VfB Stuttgart.
The same squad went on to qualify for the Champions League barely one year after the new Super Eagles coach was replaced by Sebastian Hoeneß.
His records show: Total games managed: 487, Wins: 214 (43% win rate), Draws: 103 (21% draw rate) and Losses: 170 (34% lose rate).
This means that for every 10 games he played: he won 4.3 games, lost 3.4 games and drew 2.1 games.
Labbadia's coaching record raises questions about his ability to lead the Super Eagles to victory because his record shows he has won fewer matches (in percentage) than José Peseiro whom NFF refused to allow to stay despite leading the country to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
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