33·Legends

Ammo Baba vs Hussein Saeed

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

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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.

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Hussein Saeed

Iraq · 1979–84 · ST

Almanac rating
86
Rank in Iraq
#2 of 33
Caps
137 · 78 goals
Clubs
Talaba SC

The 1982 Asian Games final in New Delhi was still goalless in the 82nd minute when his finish beat Kuwait and gave Iraq the gold medal. Seventy-eight goals in 137 internationals remain the Iraqi record, and he finished top scorer at two Gulf Cups Iraq won, ten in 1979 and seven in 1984, when the tournament also voted him its best player; Al-Talaba took 122 goals off him across 300 games and three league titles. Career record: 137 caps and 78 goals for Iraq; club career at Talaba SC.

The verdict

The almanac puts Hussein Saeed ahead by 2 rating points, 86 against 84.

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