33·Legends

Papa Camara vs Titi Camara

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

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Papa Camara

Guinea · 1970–1984 · LM

Almanac rating
84
Rank in Guinea
#6 of 33
Caps
42 · 6 goals
Clubs
Hafia Football Club

Born Naby Laye Moussa Camara and known to everyone as Papa, he was a dribbler who gave his whole career to Hafia and left the Conakry club with 532 appearances and 142 goals. He reached five African Cup of Champions Clubs finals and won three of them, in 1972, 1975 and 1977, and finished runner-up with Guinea at the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations, still the country's best showing. Career record: 42 caps and 6 goals for Guinea; club career at Hafia Football Club.

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Titi Camara

Guinea · 1999–2004 · ST

Almanac rating
85
Rank in Guinea
#5 of 33
Caps
38 · 23 goals
Clubs
AS Saint-Étienne, R.C. Lens, Olympique de Marseille

The morning after his father died in Guinea he played anyway, scored the winner against West Ham at Anfield in October 1999, and dropped to his knees in tears in front of the Anfield Road end. Marseille had taken him to the 1999 UEFA Cup final, Liverpool's supporters voted him into the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, and Guinea got 27 goals in 57 caps, three of them in the group stage of the 2004 Nations Cup. Career record: 38 caps and 23 goals for Guinea; club career at AS Saint-Étienne, R.C. Lens, Olympique de Marseille.

The verdict

The almanac puts Titi Camara ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.

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