33·Legends

Kembo Uba Kembo vs Pierre Ndaye Mulamba

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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Pierre Ndaye Mulamba

DR Congo · 1973–74 · ST

Almanac rating
88
Rank in DR Congo
#1 of 33
Clubs
AS Bantous, Association Sportive Vita Club
Honours
Hall of Fame

Two days after the 1974 final finished 2-2, Mulamba scored both goals in the Cairo replay to beat Zambia, watched by roughly a thousand people, having already scored twice in the first match. His nine goals at that tournament are still the record for a single Africa Cup of Nations, which Zaire won that year; he added the 1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs with AS Vita Club and six Zairean league titles. Career record: club career at AS Bantous, Association Sportive Vita Club; honours include Hall of Fame.

The verdict

The almanac puts Pierre Ndaye Mulamba ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.

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