Badou Zaki vs Hakim Ziyech
Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Badou Zaki
Morocco · 1986–88 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Morocco
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 118 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- AS Salé, Wydad Athletic Club, RCD Mallorca
- Honours
- Hall of Fame 2004
Three matches in Mexico in June 1986 and one goal past him: goalless against Poland and England, then 3-1 over Portugal, and Morocco walked out of Group F as the first African side to top a World Cup group. He was African Footballer of the Year in 1986, won two Moroccan league titles and three Throne Cups with Wydad Casablanca, took Spain's Zamora Trophy with Mallorca in 1988-89, and was voted Moroccan Footballer of the Year four times. Career record: 118 caps and 0 goals for Morocco; club career at AS Salé, Wydad Athletic Club, RCD Mallorca; honours include Hall of Fame 2004.
Hakim Ziyech
Morocco · 2019–21 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Morocco
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 64 · 25 goals
- Clubs
- FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Chelsea
- Honours
- national Player of the Year 2018 · Hall of Fame 2022
Six minutes into the second leg at the Bernabéu on 5 March 2019, Ziyech swept Ajax ahead of the holders, and by full time Real Madrid had lost 4-1 at home and their three-year hold on Europe was over. He won the Champions League and Club World Cup with Chelsea in 2021, the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup double with Ajax in 2019, back-to-back Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray, and led the Eredivisie for assists four times. Career record: 64 caps and 25 goals for Morocco; club career at FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Chelsea; honours include national Player of the Year 2018, Hall of Fame 2022.
The verdict
The almanac puts Badou Zaki ahead by 1 rating point, 88 against 87.
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