Abdoulaye Traoré Ben Badi vs Didier Zokora
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Didier Zokora
Côte d’Ivoire · 2000–14 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 123 · 1 goals
- Clubs
- K.R.C. Genk, Tottenham Hotspur, Trabzonspor
He answered to Maestro, and in 123 internationals between 2000 and 2014 he scored exactly once, which tells you how he spent those afternoons. He is still Côte d'Ivoire's most capped player, was runner-up at the 2006 and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, played two World Cups, and won the 2008 League Cup with Tottenham and the 2010 Copa del Rey with Sevilla. Career record: 123 caps and 1 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at K.R.C. Genk, Tottenham Hotspur, Trabzonspor.
The verdict
The almanac puts Didier Zokora ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.
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