33·Legends

Abdoulaye Traoré Ben Badi vs Aruna Dindane

Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Abdoulaye Traoré Ben Badi

Côte d’Ivoire · 1990–95 · CAM

Almanac rating
84
Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
#8 of 33
Caps
90 · 49 goals
Clubs
FC Metz, FC Sète, Al-Orobah

Fourteen minutes into Côte d'Ivoire's opening match of the 1992 Nations Cup, in Ziguinchor against Algeria, Ben Badi put away the goal that started a run to the country's first continental title. That title was settled 11-10 on penalties against Ghana, and with ASEC Mimosas he won six Ivorian championships in a row from 1990 to 1995, two national cups, and the league scoring prize in 1992 and 1994. Career record: 90 caps and 49 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at FC Metz, FC Sète, Al-Orobah.

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Aruna Dindane

Côte d’Ivoire · 2001–06 · SS

Almanac rating
83
Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
#10 of 33
Caps
62 · 17 goals
Clubs
R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.C. Lens, Al-Gharafa SC

Serbia and Montenegro were two goals ahead on 21 June 2006 when Dindane struck from the penalty spot before half time and again after the break, turning the match into Côte d'Ivoire's first World Cup win. The Belgian Golden Shoe and Ebony Shoe both went to him in 2003, he won league titles with Anderlecht in 2001 and 2004, scored 18 goals in 64 caps, and finished runner-up at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Career record: 62 caps and 17 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.C. Lens, Al-Gharafa SC.

The verdict

The almanac puts Abdoulaye Traoré Ben Badi ahead by 1 rating point, 84 against 83.

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