AFCON Qualifiers Round 1: Who Leads the Numbers?

One round into the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, the early performance data has produced the first statistical leaders of the campaign.

Zimbabwe's Marshall Munetsi leads the goals chart with three, while DR Congo's Yoane Wissa has three goal contributions.

Cameroon's Danny Namaso stands out among the creative leaders, while Morocco's Nayef Aguerd leads for accurate passes per game.

Here are the Deduction statistical leaders after Round 1.

⚽ Goals

🇿🇼 Munetsi Starts With Three

Three goals put Zimbabwe's Marshall Munetsi at the top of the early scoring standings.

It also helps explain his 8.9 match rating and selection in Deduction's Round 1 Team of the Week.

🎯 Assists

There is no outright leader among the supplied top three, with Namaso, Maza and Mickels each registering one assist.

🔥 Goals + Assists

Munetsi and Wissa share the lead with three direct goal contributions.

Munetsi's total comes from three goals, while Wissa's two goals and three G+A imply an assist in the supplied data.

🎯 Total Shots Per Game

Tunisia's Hazem Mastouri leads the early competition for shooting volume with 4.0 attempts per game.

Nene combines 3.0 shots per game with two goals, giving the Mali forward an encouraging combination of volume and end product.

Big Chances Created

Cristian Makate leads with three big chances created.

Cameroon's Namaso and Nigeria's Iwobi follow with two apiece.

🧠 Key Passes Per Game

Three countries share the top of the creative passing leaderboard.

Namaso's appearance in multiple attacking categories is particularly significant:

🇨🇲 Danny Namaso

1 assist | 2 big chances created | 5 key passes/game | 9.1 rating

His influence was therefore visible across several measures rather than being dependent on a single statistic.

🎯 Accurate Passes Per Game