33·Legends

Kembo Uba Kembo vs Paul Bonga Bonga

DR Congo against DR Congo. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Kembo Uba Kembo

DR Congo · 1968–74 · LM

Almanac rating
84
Rank in DR Congo
#7 of 33
Clubs
Association Sportive Vita Club

Six of Zaire's goals on the road to the 1974 World Cup were his, two of them in the 3-0 defeat of Morocco that finally settled qualification. Kembo won the Africa Cup of Nations twice, in 1968 and again in 1974, lifted the African Cup of Champions Clubs with AS Vita Club in 1973, took six Zairean league titles, and played at the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany. Career record: club career at Association Sportive Vita Club.

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Paul Bonga Bonga

DR Congo · 1958–63 · CM

Almanac rating
85
Rank in DR Congo
#2 of 33
Clubs
Daring Club Motema Pembe, Standard Liège, Royal Charleroi S.C.

In 1961 World Soccer picked him for its world XI beside Pelé, Di Stéfano and Puskás, the first African ever chosen, and a year later he became the first non-naturalised African to play a European Cup semi-final when Standard Liège met Real Madrid. Three Belgian championships at Standard between 1958 and 1963, runner-up for the 1960 Golden Shoe, and later technical director of Congo's national team. Career record: club career at Daring Club Motema Pembe, Standard Liège, Royal Charleroi S.C..

The verdict

The almanac puts Paul Bonga Bonga ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.

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