Nigeria have recorded 55 accurate long balls across 12 CAF World Cup Qualifiers games in 2025, averaging 4.6 per match. A. Iwobi leads the squad with 10 accurate long balls - 5 per game. S. Nwabali is next with 9.
Over their last 10 games, Nigeria are averaging 5.5 accurate long balls per match - A. Iwobi leads that period with 10. Use the match-by-match table above to compare accurate long balls game by game, with home and away filters.
Nigeria average 4.6 accurate long balls per CAF World Cup Qualifiers game in 2025, based on 12 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 5.5 per match.
A. Iwobi leads Nigeria for accurate long balls in 2025 with 10 in CAF World Cup Qualifiers - an average of 5 per game. S. Nwabali is second with 9.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Nigeria's accurate long balls totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2025.
| Player | Apps | Accurate long balls | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Iwobi | 7 | 23 | 3.29 |
| S. Nwabali | 4 | 21 | 5.25 |
| C. Bassey | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| S. Ajayi | 6 | 14 | 2.33 |
| B. Onyemaechi | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| M. Okoye | 2 | 9 | 4.5 |
| R. Onyedika | 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| W. Ndidi | 5 | 4 | 0.8 |
| B. Osayi-Samuel | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| S. Chukwueze | 6 | 3 | 0.5 |
| A. Adams | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| T. Nnadi | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| M. Simon | 7 | 2 | 0.29 |
| F. Onyeka | 5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| I. Ogbu | 5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| C. Akpan | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Lookman | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| P. Onuachu | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| V. Osimhen | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Z. Sanusi | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| F. Dele-Bashiru | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| C. Awaziem | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ejuke | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Moffi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Uzoho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team accurate long balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |