33·Legends

Ali Kadhim vs Ammo Baba

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

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Ali Kadhim

Iraq · 1976–82 · LM

Almanac rating
83
Rank in Iraq
#7 of 33
Caps
82 · 35 goals
Clubs
Al-Zawra'a SC

Three goals in one afternoon at the Grand Hamad Stadium on 1 April 1976, as Iraq beat Saudi Arabia 7-1 at the Gulf Cup, carried his tally past thirty and kept him ahead of every Iraqi who had played before him. He finished on 36 goals in 84 caps, a national record until Hussein Saeed passed it in 1982, with fourth place at the 1976 Asian Cup and a place at the 1980 Olympics. Career record: 82 caps and 35 goals for Iraq; club career at Al-Zawra'a SC.

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Ammo Baba

Iraq · 1957–88 · CAM

Almanac rating
84
Rank in Iraq
#6 of 33
Caps
17 · 11 goals
Clubs
Haris Al-Maliki, Al-Athori SC, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Emmanuel Baba Dawud, whom a youth coach christened Ammo Baba, scored Iraq's first goal in international football, against Morocco at the Pan Arab Games in Beirut in 1957. He coached Iraq in seven separate spells and won Asian Games gold in 1982, the Gulf Cup in 1979, 1984 and 1988 and the Arab Nations Cup in 1988, having scored 12 goals in 17 caps as a player and taken league titles with Al-Haras Al-Malaki and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. Career record: 17 caps and 11 goals for Iraq; club career at Haris Al-Maliki, Al-Athori SC, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

The verdict

The almanac puts Ammo Baba ahead by 1 rating point, 84 against 83.

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