Nigeria will begin their 18th Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Egypt against debutants Burundi on Saturday.
After missing the last two editions, the Super Eagles are back on the continental stage for the first time since they won their third Afcon title in 2013.
Nigeria had an impressive run in the qualifiers after bouncing back from their only defeat to South Africa in 2017, to advance to the Afcon finals with a record of four wins and a draw as group winners.
However, the Super Eagles failed to score a goal in their two build-up games to the tournament, settling for a goalless draw against Zimbabwe and a 1-0 loss to Senegal, but they will hope to fire on all cylinders against the Swallows.