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Labbadia good enough for Eagles — Wolfsburg

“Good luck, Bruno! You get a good coach, Eagles,” the club wrote on X,’ stated the club that once had Victor Osimhen in their books.

Labbadia, 58, thus succeeds Finidi George, who quit the saddle in June and is faced with the task of securing desirable results in next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda.

Several names were linked with the job in June, including the former head coach of the France women’s national team, Herve Renard, and Swede Janne Andersson, who were the two leading applicants.

Surprisingly, the NFF announced Labbadia, much to the disappointment of many Nigerian football enthusiasts who queried the decision of the football body.

Labbadia was hired by Wolfsburg in 2018, replacing Martin Schmidt, who had stepped down the day before the new Eagles coach was appointed.