THE NATION
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday, August 27, approved the appointment of German coach Bruno Labbadia as the 37th head coach of the Super Eagles.
The decision followed the resignation of Finidi George.
Labbadia will lead the Super Eagles as they gear up for the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Since 1949, Nigeria has seen a total of 37 head coaches for its national football team.
Below is the full list of the former Super Eagles coaches:
1. John Finch (England) – 1949
2. Daniel Anyiam (Nigeria) – 1954-1956; 1964-1965
3. Les Courtier (England) – 1956-1960
4. Moshe Beit Halevi (Israel) – 1960-1961
5. George Vardar (Hungary) – 1961-1963
6. Joey Blackwell (England) – 1963–1964
7. József Ember (Hungary) – 1965-1968
8. Sabino Barinaga (Spain) – 1968-1969
9. Peter ‘Eto’ Amaechina (Nigeria) – 1969-1970
10. Karl-Heinz Marotzke (Germany) – 1970-1971; 1974
11. Jorge Penna (Brazil) – 1972-1973
12. Jelisavčić ‘Father Tiko’ Tihomir (Yugoslavia) – 1974-1978
13. Otto Glória (Brazil) – 1979-1982
14. Gottlieb Göller (Germany) – 1981
15. Adegboye Onigbinde (Nigeria) – 1983-1984; 2002
16. Chris Udemezue (Nigeria) – 1984-1986
17. Patrick Ekeji (Nigeria) – 1985
18. Paul Hamilton (Nigeria) – 1987;1989
19. Manfred Höner (Germany) – 1988-1989
20. Clemens Westerhof (Netherlands) – 1989-1994
21. Amodu Shaibu (Nigeria) – 1994-1995; 1996-1997; 2001-2002; 2008-2010
22. Johannes Bonfrere (Netherlands) – 1995-1996; 1999-2001
23. Philippe Troussier (France) – 1997
24. Monday Sinclair (Nigeria) – 1997-1998
25. Bora Milutinović (Yugoslavia) – 1998
26. Thijs Libregts (Netherlands) – 1999
27. Christian Chukwu (Nigeria) – 2002-2005
28. Augustine Eguavoen (Nigeria) – 2005-2007; 2010; 2022
29. Berti Vogts (Germany) – 2007-2008
30. Lars Lagerbäck (Sweden) – 2010
31. Samson Siasia (Nigeria) – 2010-2011; 2016
32. Stephen Keshi (Nigeria) – 2011-2014; 2015
33. Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria) – 2015-2016
34. Gernot Rohr (Germany) – 2016-2021
35. José Peseiro (Portugal) – 2022-2024
36. Finidi George (Nigeria) – 2024
37. Bruno Labbadia (Germany) – 2024-present
The latest addition to the Super Eagles’ coaching staff is German coach Bruno Labbadia, who assumed the role in August 2024.
Labbadia is the sixth German to manage the team, following Karl-Heinz Marotzke, Gottlieb Göller, Manfred Höner, Berti Vogts, and Gernot Rohr.
