With the qualifiers done, Goal examines the Super Eagles squad; does it have what it takes to challenge at the Africa Cup of Nations in the summer?
In fairness, a sense of uncertainty has hung over the Super Eagles midfield for much longer than Gernot Rohr has been in place as coach.
Under the late Stephen Keshi, the national team achieved a healthy degree of success, winning a first Africa Cup of Nations crown for almost 20 years and getting to the knockout stage of the 2014 World Cup.
However, all that was achieved almost in spite of the absence of a working midfield trio: the base of John Obi Mikel and Ogenyi Onazi was cast in stone, but the identity of the farthest forward midfielder stayed elusive.