Following widespread reports that a European manager had made a shock U-turn on taking charge of an African giant, stunning new information has seemingly emerged on the situation.
German coach Bruno Labbadia made headlines yet again this week after an Instagram account using his name hinted at him taking the Nigeria national team job despite initially rejecting it.
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Labbadia was announced as Nigeria's head coach in late August, but before putting pen to paper, the tactician walked away from the job just days later.
According to reports in Nigeria at the time, his decision to abandon the role came due to the fact that he could not agree some terms of his contract, which were said to be related to tax issues.
Moreover, it was suggested that the former Bundesliga manager was not too pleased to know that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) did not have him as a first-choice candidate, but instead tried to hire him after being rejected by two other coaches, including Herve Renard.
Ultimately, the deal was scuppered, forcing the Super Eagles to persist with caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen during the September international break.
On Wednesday, it appeared the 58-year had posted an image of himself on Instagram with the caption "New chapter" along with a Nigeria flag, leading many to believe that he had made a U-turn on his first decision not to accept the job.
In another plot twist, however, it has since been reported that the Instagram account posing as Labbadia is fake, and that the manager will not be the Super Eagles' next boss.
Notably, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) also erroneously followed the fake Labbadia account, but upon realising it was bogus, they unfollowed the sketchy profile.
Despite earlier reports that the NFF's official announcement is imminent as talks between the organisation and the coach were said to have progressed in recent days, there is no truth to that, according to Own Goal Nigeria.
The publication also claims that negotiations between the NFF and other managers are ongoing, but a decision could be delayed until next year, leaving caretaker coach Eguavoen in charge for the October international break.
Interestingly, Labbadia has never managed a national team before, nor an African club for that matter, although he has vast experience as a coach, having started his career in 2003 with German side Darmstadt 98 before managing the likes of Greuther Furth, Leverkusen, Hamburger SV, Wolfsburg, and Stuttgart.
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He also holds a decent record in Germany's top flight, with 283 Bundesliga matches in charge and a record of 103 wins, 66 draws, and 114 defeats, according to Transfermarkt.