Since first appearing at the World Cup in a blaze of colour in 1994, Nigeria have made themselves a regular presence on the biggest stage.
Russia 2018 will be their sixth appearance from the last seven tournaments, and they usually make their mark in one way or another.
The names of Jay-Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Nwankwo Kanu, Taribo West and Finidi George are etched in the history books for Nigeria due largely to their exploits at the World Cup, and the class of 2018 will be desperate to join such exalted company.
Nigeria is placed in group D and is one of the most intriguing prospects at this summer’s World Cup, with Argentina clear favourites to claim top spot but Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria all laying a strong claim for second place too.
Nigeria were one of only two African nations to go through their qualifying campaign unbeaten, and they were the first to seal their place on the plane to Russia.
The Super Eagles began with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Swaziland to make it through to the group stages, where they were drawn alongside Zambia, Algeria and Cameroon – the latter two of whom both qualified for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.