Didier Zokora vs Yaya Touré
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.
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 6 rating points, 91 against 85.
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