Asamoah Gyan vs Samuel Kuffour
Ghana against Ghana. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Samuel Kuffour
Ghana · 1990s · CB
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Ghana
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 59 · 3 goals
- Clubs
- FC Bayern Munich, AS Roma, US Livorno 1915
Kuffour spent the minutes after the 1999 Champions League final in Barcelona lying face down on the turf, beating the ground with his fists, and Bayern's supporters took him to heart for it. Two years later he played all 120 minutes of the final Bayern did win against Valencia, then scored the goal that beat Boca Juniors in Tokyo, and he collected six Bundesliga titles, four German cups and Olympic bronze with Ghana at 15. Career record: 59 caps and 3 goals for Ghana; club career at FC Bayern Munich, AS Roma, US Livorno 1915.
The verdict
The almanac puts Samuel Kuffour ahead by 1 rating point, 89 against 88.
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