Nigeria have recorded 91 ball recoveries across 12 CAF World Cup Qualifiers games in 2025, averaging 7.6 per match. A. Iwobi leads the squad with 17 ball recoveries - 8.5 per game. S. Nwabali is next with 16.
Over their last 10 games, Nigeria are averaging 9.1 ball recoveries per match - A. Iwobi leads that period with 17. Use the match-by-match table above to compare ball recoveries game by game, with home and away filters.
Nigeria average 7.6 ball recoveries per CAF World Cup Qualifiers game in 2025, based on 12 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 9.1 per match.
A. Iwobi leads Nigeria for ball recoveries in 2025 with 17 in CAF World Cup Qualifiers - an average of 8.5 per game. S. Nwabali is second with 16.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Nigeria's ball recoveries totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2025.
| Player | Apps | Ball recoveries | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Nwabali | 4 | 40 | 10 |
| A. Iwobi | 7 | 27 | 3.86 |
| B. Onyemaechi | 6 | 25 | 4.17 |
| C. Bassey | 4 | 24 | 6 |
| F. Onyeka | 5 | 19 | 3.8 |
| S. Ajayi | 6 | 15 | 2.5 |
| A. Lookman | 6 | 15 | 2.5 |
| B. Osayi-Samuel | 6 | 15 | 2.5 |
| W. Ndidi | 5 | 14 | 2.8 |
| M. Okoye | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| M. Simon | 7 | 11 | 1.57 |
| R. Onyedika | 6 | 10 | 1.67 |
| S. Chukwueze | 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| A. Adams | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| V. Osimhen | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| I. Ogbu | 5 | 4 | 0.8 |
| F. Dele-Bashiru | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| T. Nnadi | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Akpan | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| P. Onuachu | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| C. Awaziem | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| C. Ejuke | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| A. Bewene | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Z. Sanusi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Moffi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team ball recoveries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.06.2026 | Portugal | Away | 2-1 | |
| 03.06.2026 | Poland | Away | 2-2 | |
| 30.05.2026 | Jamaica | Away | 0-3 | |
| 26.05.2026 | Zimbabwe | Home | 2-0 | |
| 31.03.2026 | Jordan | Away | 2-2 | |
| 27.03.2026 | Iran | Away | 1-2 | |
| 17.01.2026 | Egypt | Away | 0-0 | |
| 14.01.2026 | Morocco | Home | 0-0 | |
| 10.01.2026 | Algeria | Away | 0-2 | |
| 05.01.2026 | Mozambique | Home | 4-0 |