Coach of the Ugandan Football National team, Sebastien Desabre has tipped Super Eagles of Nigeria to win the 2019 African Cup of Nations tournament.
The coach, in an interview with ESPN, also picked Senegal and Morroco as favourites.
He added his team have started planning to neutralise fellow group A opponents including the host nation, Egypt.
The East Africans were handed a particularly tough first-round assignment after being pitted alongside Egypt, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe in Group A of the 2019 Afcon, which kicks off in Cairo on June 21.
Super Eagles have been drawn with Guinea and debutants Madagascar and Burundi in Group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria last participated in the competition in 2013 when they lifted the trophy in South Africa.