Didier Zokora vs Gervinho
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Gervinho
Côte d’Ivoire · 2010s · LM
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 88 · 23 goals
- Clubs
- Lille OSC, AS Roma, Parma Calcio 1913
Four minutes into stoppage time against Algeria on 1 February 2015, he took Junior Tallo's pass and finished for 3-1, and three days later he scored again as Côte d'Ivoire beat DR Congo to reach the final. That tournament ended with the Africa Cup of Nations title, and four years earlier he had helped Lille to the first Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in the club's history. Career record: 88 caps and 23 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at Lille OSC, AS Roma, Parma Calcio 1913.
The verdict
The almanac puts Gervinho ahead by 1 rating point, 86 against 85.
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