Lakhdar Belloumi vs Rabah Madjer
Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Rabah Madjer
Algeria · 1987–90 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Algeria
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 87 · 28 goals
- Clubs
- NA Hussein Dey, Racing Club de France, Qatar SC
Vienna, 77th minute of the 1987 European Cup final: Juary pulled the ball back, Madjer let it run behind his standing leg and flicked it in with his heel, and Porto beat Bayern 2-1. He won that European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup the same year, three Portuguese titles, the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil as its best player, and African Footballer of the Year in 1987. Career record: 87 caps and 28 goals for Algeria; club career at NA Hussein Dey, Racing Club de France, Qatar SC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Rabah Madjer ahead by 1 rating point, 90 against 89.
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