German coach Bruno Labbadia has now agreed to lead the Super Eagles for opening 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda next month only after a special plea by the NFF.
Labbadia, who was announced today as Super Eagles coach, complained of the short notice between his appointment and the qualifiers.
However, top NFF officials later prevailed on him to handle the matches.
He will now fly into Nigeria with his assistants for the matches and work with the provisional squad compiled by the NFF technical department headed by Augustine Eguavoen.
The Super Eagles face Benin on September 4, before they travel to Rwanda three days later.
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