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FULL LIST: All 37 Super Eagles coaches since 1949

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday announced the appointment of German tactician, Bruno Labbadia as the 37th coach of the Super Eagles in the history of Nigerian football.

The announcement was made in a statement by the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, in the early hours of Tuesday.

The statement partly reads, “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect.”

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In this article, Sporting Tribune takes a look at all 37 coaches of the Super Eagles since 1949.

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.

Adam Mosadioluwa

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