33·Legends

Mafu Kibonge vs Pierre Ndaye Mulamba

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

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Mafu Kibonge

DR Congo · 1965–74 · CAM

Almanac rating
83
Rank in DR Congo
#9 of 33
Caps
24 · 0 goals
Clubs
Daring Club Motema Pembe, Association Sportive Vita Club

Kinshasa saw Pelé twice in 1967, when Santos came to play two friendlies, and he was on the pitch for both. Champion of Africa with Congo-Kinshasa in 1968, present at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments between 1965 and 1974, 24 caps in nine years of international football, and shirt number 15 in Zaire's squad at the 1974 World Cup. Career record: 24 caps and 0 goals for DR Congo; club career at Daring Club Motema Pembe, 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 5 rating points, 88 against 83.

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