The Super Eagles will begin the race for the 2018 World Cup ticket against Zambia on October 3 in Lusaka.
They will also face African giants, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and Algeria, in the same group.
Expectations are low following the Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon
But Victor Ikpeba who represented Nigeria at the FIFA World Cups in 1994 and 1998 disclosed that a win against the Zambians will help put the Eagles in shape.