Abedi Pele vs Asamoah Gyan
Ghana against Ghana. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Abedi Pele
Ghana · 1982–93 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Ghana
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 73 · 33 goals
- Clubs
- Olympique de Marseille, Lille OSC, TSV 1860 München
His corner in Munich on 26 May 1993 found Basile Boli's head and beat Milan, making Marseille the first French club to win the European Cup. African Footballer of the Year went to him three years running from 1991 to 1993, and he also won two French championships, the Nations Cup at 17 in 1982, and player of the tournament in 1992, when suspension kept him out of the final Ghana lost. Career record: 73 caps and 33 goals for Ghana; club career at Olympique de Marseille, Lille OSC, TSV 1860 München.
Asamoah Gyan
Ghana · 2006–15 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Ghana
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 109 · 51 goals
- Clubs
- Udinese Calcio, Modena, Stade Rennais
Suárez handled on the line in the last minute of extra time in Johannesburg on 2 July 2010, and Gyan's penalty struck the crossbar with a first World Cup semi-final for an African team behind it. Ghana's leading scorer on 51 goals in 109 caps, he also has six World Cup goals across 2006, 2010 and 2014, more than any other African, and was a Nations Cup runner-up in 2010 and 2015. Career record: 109 caps and 51 goals for Ghana; club career at Udinese Calcio, Modena, Stade Rennais.
The verdict
The almanac puts Abedi Pele ahead by 1 rating point, 89 against 88.
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