Ismaël Bennacer vs Madjid Bougherra
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.
Madjid Bougherra
Algeria · 2009–10 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Algeria
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 70 · 4 goals
- Clubs
- FC Gueugnon, Rangers, Al-Duhail SC
PFA Scotland handed him goal of the season on 3 May 2010 for a centre-half's strike in Rangers' 7-1 win over Dundee United, and four years later he wore the armband as Algeria took Germany to extra time in Porto Alegre. Three Scottish league titles with Rangers, a Scottish Cup and two League Cups, two Qatari titles with Lekhwiya, 70 caps, Algerian Footballer of the Year in 2009 and 2010. Career record: 70 caps and 4 goals for Algeria; club career at FC Gueugnon, Rangers, Al-Duhail SC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Ismaël Bennacer ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.
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