Coach Gernot Rohr's record with Nigeria makes for happy reading, with no defeats in six matches, but after spending the past two weeks working on his squad, the German feels he is still some way from fielding the finished article.
The Super Eagles recently played two friendlies against Corsica and Togo, drawing the former and winning the latter, and Rohr's side took their tally to 11 goals under his short tutelage.
"Our team is young and has a good future, [but] there is a lot of work to do still," Rohr told KweséESPN after his side beat Togo 3-0 in Paris last week.
"We had a good camp in Corsica on the invitation of their association. Between the mountain and the sea, we could work well with our four local [in Nigeria's domestic league] players and new ones like [Henry] Onyekuru and [Mikel] Agu.
"And we also had excellent conditions in Paris. Nice pitches and a beautiful stadium where we got to work on two different organizations, 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 and give competitive football to the players who needed it," he continued.
The German confirmed that he is actively trying to lower the average age of the squad with his introduction of young players, like Wolfsburg's 18-year-old Victor Osimhen.
"You see what I am trying to do. We must bring him up slowly to a high level," Rohr said of the young forward, who appears to be the German's long-term pick for the central striking role.
But with a frontline bursting at the seams with talent, young and old, it is elsewhere that Rohr's headaches pound.
His defence has allowed just four goals in his tenure, but there is always the nervous tic of a backline teetering on the edge of collapse.
Three of his major defensive stalwarts -- Carl Ikeme, Leon Balogun, and Kenneth Omeruo -- always seem to be one kick or one tackle away from injury, and his full-back positions remain a constant area of tinkering.
But the German remains optimistic. Musa Mohammed is being groomed to fill the right-back role. However, while he lingers, Abdullahi Shehu has stepped in and impressed his manager.
"Even making Ramadan, he played a good 45 minutes," Rohr said of the Cyprus-based defender, which should be more than enough motivation for Mohammed to hurry up and get ready.
Rohr added of further additions to the squad this week, ahead of their African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa: "Goalkeeper Akpeyi, Kenneth (Omeruo) and Maarouf will come."
That should provide enough bodies to cover for any injuries as the Super Eagles prepare to face Bafana Bafana on 10 June in Calabar.