Franck Kessié vs Yaya Touré
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
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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