Aruna Dindane vs Franck Kessié
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Franck Kessié
Côte d’Ivoire · 2022–23 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 105 · 15 goals
- Clubs
- AC Cesena, AC Milan, Al Ahli
With Nigeria ahead in the 2023 final in Abidjan, Kessié met Adingra's corner unmarked at the back post in the 62nd minute and headed the equaliser, and Sébastien Haller won it later. He won the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil that night, having already taken Serie A with Milan in 2022 and La Liga with Barcelona in 2023, with the Asian Champions League following at Al-Ahli. Career record: 105 caps and 15 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at AC Cesena, AC Milan, Al Ahli.
The verdict
The almanac puts Franck Kessié ahead by 2 rating points, 85 against 83.
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