Rohr Hopes NFF, Super Eagles Fans Treat Labbadia Well

Rohr Hopes NFF, Super Eagles Fans Treat Labbadia Well

Sampson Adedeji

Former coach of the Nigeria's Super Eagles Gernot Rohr has confirmed newly appointed Super Eagles coach Bruno Labbadia as good, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The Franco-German gaffer was reacting to the appointment of Labbadia on Brila FM radio, and he further said he hopes that the Nigeria Football Federation and fans will treat him well. “Bruno Labbadia is a very good coach. Congrats to the Super Eagles for finding such a coach. "I hope he will be well treated by the NFF and Nigerian football fans. "He has a lot of experience from Bundesliga, this is the first that is coming now in the national team but he will quickly find his way and the kind of work which is a little bit different to adapt himself to the environment in Nigeria. “He will have his first match in Uyo against Benin Republic, we will meet very soon. Like me also my first match was in Uyo in 2016 and it was a very nice place. "We are happy to see him to this wonderful team who has the best players all over West Africa so it will be a wonderful match”, he said. Labbadia and Rohr will come face to face in the opening game of the African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo next week when Super Eagles confront the Cheetah of Benin.