Super Eagles players and officials have landed in Krasnodar, Southern Russia, ahead of Tuesday evening's showcase friendly against Argentina.
The chartered airplane that took off from Aeroport Constantine touched down in Russia at approximately 1918 hours.
After the airport formalities were completed, they boarded a bus straight to their hotel.
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr will resume observing the twenty two players in camp on Sunday, and that number could increase by one if Amkar Perm defender Brian Idowu reports for international duty for the first time in his career.
Ex-Zenit St. Petersburg striker Vladislav Bezborodov, who is now a referee, will take charge of the friendly and he will be assisted by compatriots Valery Danchenko and Maxim Gavrilin, while the reserve referee is Kirill Levnikov.
The cheapest ticket for the high-profile friendly match will cost 600 Russian rubles (which is approximately N3,700.00), and spectators will pay 10,000 Russian rubles (equivalent of N61,500.00) for the most expensive match day ticket