Full List Of Super Eagles Coaches Throughout History

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday, officially announced the appointment of German coach, Bruno Labbadia as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s Senior Men’s National Football Team.

General Secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, stated, “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.”

With this new role, Labbadia becomes the 37th individual to take charge of the Super Eagles.

Here’s a comprehensive list of all the Super Eagles coaches to date:

– John Finch (England) – 1949
– Daniel Anyiam (Nigeria) – 1954-1956; 1964-1965
– Les Courtier (England) – 1956-1960
– Moshe Beit Halevi (Israel) – 1960-1961
– George Vardar (Hungary) – 1961-1963
– Joey Blackwell (England) – 1963-1964
– József Ember (Hungary) – 1965-1968
– Sabino Barinaga (Spain) – 1968-1969
– Peter ‘Eto’ Amaechina (Nigeria) – 1969-1970
– Karl-Heinz Marotzke (Germany) – 1970-1971; 1974
– Jorge Penna (Brazil) – 1972-1973
– Jelisavčić ‘Father Tiko’ Tihomir (Yugoslavia) – 1974-1978
– Otto Glória (Brazil) – 1979-1982
– Gottlieb Göller (Germany) – 1981
– Adegboye Onigbinde (Nigeria) – 1983-1984; 2002
– Chris Udemezue (Nigeria) – 1984-1986
– Patrick Ekeji (Nigeria) – 1985
– Paul Hamilton (Nigeria) – 1987; 1989
– Manfred Höner (Germany) – 1988-1989
– Clemens Westerhof (Netherlands) – 1989-1994
– Amodu Shaibu (Nigeria) – 1994-1995; 1996-1997; 2001-2002; 2008-2010
– Johannes Bonfrere (Netherlands) – 1995-1996; 1999-2001
– Philippe Troussier (France) – 1997
– Monday Sinclair (Nigeria) – 1997-1998
– Bora Milutinović (Yugoslavia) – 1998
– Thijs Libregts (Netherlands) – 1999
– Christian Chukwu (Nigeria) – 2002-2005
– Augustine Eguavoen (Nigeria) – 2005-2007; 2010; 2022
– Berti Vogts (Germany) – 2007-2008
– Lars Lagerbäck (Sweden) – 2010
– Samson Siasia (Nigeria) – 2010-2011; 2016
– Stephen Keshi (Nigeria) – 2011-2014; 2015
– Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria) – 2015-2016
– Gernot Rohr (Germany) – 2016-2021
– José Peseiro (Portugal) – 2022-2024
– Finidi George (Nigeria) – 2024
– Bruno Labbadia (Germany) – 2024

This list reflects the diverse range of coaches who have led the Super Eagles, spanning multiple nationalities and eras.