According to The Cable, a Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) official said the team arrived at about 7:30pm Nigerian time.

The NFF later released photos of the team's arrival on Twitter, showing the captain, John Obi Mikel and other players in a seemingly happy mood.

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Nigeria will face Japan in its first match of the tournament at 2 am Nigerian time on Friday, August 5.