Ammo Baba vs Nashat Akram
Iraq against Iraq. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Nashat Akram
Iraq · 2004–07 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Iraq
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 113 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- Al-Shorta Baghdad, Al-Nassr, Al Ain
He opened the scoring after 23 minutes against Australia in Bangkok on 13 July 2007 and created the second in a 3-1 group win. Iraq went on to take the 2007 Asian Cup with him voted man of the match in the final and chosen for the All-Star XI, and he captained the fourth-placed 2004 Olympic team and won league titles in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Netherlands. Career record: 113 caps and 17 goals for Iraq; club career at Al-Shorta Baghdad, Al-Nassr, Al Ain.
The verdict
The almanac puts Nashat Akram ahead by 2 rating points, 86 against 84.
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