Abdoulaye Traoré Ben Badi vs Yaya Touré
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.
Yaya Touré
Côte d’Ivoire · 2009–15 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 102 · 19 goals
- Clubs
- K.S.K. Beveren, FC Barcelona, Manchester City
Manchester City had gone 35 years without a trophy when he scored the only goal in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United and then the only goal in the final against Stoke. He won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, four straight African Footballer of the Year awards from 2011, the 2009 Champions League with Barcelona while filling in at centre-back in the final, three Premier League titles and two in Spain. Career record: 102 caps and 19 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at K.S.K. Beveren, FC Barcelona, Manchester City.
The verdict
The almanac puts Yaya Touré ahead by 7 rating points, 91 against 84.
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