Mohamed Salah vs Wael Gomaa
Egypt against Egypt. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mohamed Salah
Egypt · 2017–25 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 93
- Rank in Egypt
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 115 · 67 goals
- Clubs
- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC Basel, Liverpool
- Honours
- The Best FIFA award 2018 · 2× African Footballer of the Year (2017–2017) · Golden Boot 2018
His first season at Liverpool ended with 32 league goals in 38 games, still the most anyone has managed in a 38-match Premier League season. The Champions League followed a year later, opened by his penalty inside two minutes of the final against Tottenham; two Premier League titles in 2020 and 2025, four Golden Boots, the Club World Cup and African Footballer of the Year in both 2017 and 2018 sit beside it. Career record: 115 caps and 67 goals for Egypt; club career at Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC Basel, Liverpool; honours include The Best FIFA award 2018, 2× African Footballer of the Year (2017–2017), Golden Boot 2018.
Wael Gomaa
Egypt · 2001–13 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Egypt
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 113 · 1 goals
- Clubs
- Ghazl El Mahalla SC, Al Ahly SC, Al-Sailiya Sports Club
Selected in the Cup of Nations team of the tournament in 2006, in 2008 and again in 2010, he stood at centre-back through all three of Egypt's consecutive titles. Six CAF Champions Leagues with Al Ahly, in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2013, seven Egyptian league titles, three Cup of Nations winners' medals, and 114 caps that produced exactly one goal, against Kenya in 2011. Career record: 113 caps and 1 goals for Egypt; club career at Ghazl El Mahalla SC, Al Ahly SC, Al-Sailiya Sports Club.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mohamed Salah ahead by 7 rating points, 93 against 86.
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