Nigeria's Super Eagles landed at Durban's new King Shaka International Airport, where they will be based for the month-long tournament at the Protea Hotel Waterfront in the town of Richards Bay, 160 kilometres north of Durban.
Nigeria is one of six African teams participating in the 32-nation cup, along with Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Algeria, Cameroon and hosts South Africa.
The team travelled to South Africa from their training camp in the south of England, where a technical problem with their plane delayed their departure by a day.
The Nigerians, who brought in a new coach, Sweden's Lars Lagerback, a few months before kickoff, have been drawn in Group B alongside Argentina, Greece and South Korea.
They meet Diego Maradona's side first on June 12 in Johannesburg, then Greece in Bloemfontein exactly a week later and South Korea in Durban on June 22.