33·Legends

Kaba Diawara vs Naby Keita

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

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Kaba Diawara

Guinea · 1998–2021 · ST

Almanac rating
82
Rank in Guinea
#10 of 33
Caps
13 · 6 goals
Clubs
Sporting Toulon Var, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AC Arles

Arsène Wenger gave him his Arsenal debut against Chelsea on 31 January 1999, and he was gone by the summer with twelve league games and not one goal. Bordeaux's 1998-99 French title heads the list, taken in the season he left them, along with beaten Coupe de la Ligue finals for Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain, eight goals in twenty-one Guinea caps, and the Guinea head coach's job from October 2021. Career record: 13 caps and 6 goals for Guinea; club career at Sporting Toulon Var, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AC Arles.

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Naby Keita

Guinea · 2015–22 · CM

Almanac rating
87
Rank in Guinea
#1 of 33
Caps
58 · 12 goals
Clubs
FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Liverpool

Liverpool triggered his release clause on 28 August 2017 and then waited ten months for him, agreeing there and then that he would not walk into Anfield until 1 July 2018. The Champions League in 2019, the Premier League in 2020, the Club World Cup and Super Cup the same year, FA Cup and League Cup in 2022, back-to-back doubles at Salzburg, and Guinean Footballer of the Year in 2015 and 2021. Career record: 58 caps and 12 goals for Guinea; club career at FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Liverpool.

The verdict

The almanac puts Naby Keita ahead by 5 rating points, 87 against 82.

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