Ismaël Bennacer vs Lakhdar Belloumi
Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Ismaël Bennacer
Algeria · 2019–22 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Algeria
- #6 of 33
- Clubs
- AC Arles, Arsenal, Tours
Inside the opening two minutes of the 2019 final against Senegal, Bennacer played the pass that Baghdad Bounedjah turned into the only goal, one of three assists he provided in Egypt at the age of twenty-one. He left that tournament as its best player and best young player with the Africa Cup of Nations won, and he later became the first Algerian to win the Scudetto, taking Serie A with Milan in 2022. Career record: club career at AC Arles, Arsenal, Tours.
Lakhdar Belloumi
Algeria · 1980–88 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Algeria
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 101 · 27 goals
- Clubs
- Ghali Chabab Mascara, MC Algiers, USM Bel-Abbès
Seconds after West Germany equalised in Gijón on 16 June 1982, Belloumi turned in Salah Assad's cross for the 68th-minute winner that beat the reigning European champions 2-1 in Algeria's first World Cup match. He was African Footballer of the Year in 1981, reached the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations final, won Algerian titles with GC Mascara in 1984 and MC Oran in 1988, and retired on 100 caps. Career record: 101 caps and 27 goals for Algeria; club career at Ghali Chabab Mascara, MC Algiers, USM Bel-Abbès.
The verdict
The almanac puts Lakhdar Belloumi ahead by 4 rating points, 89 against 85.
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