33·Legends

Badou Zaki vs Mohamed Timoumi

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

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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.

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Mohamed Timoumi

Morocco · 1985–86 · CAM

Almanac rating
87
Rank in Morocco
#6 of 33
Caps
46 · 9 goals
Clubs
Union de Touarga, Real Murcia, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen

France Football's 1985 ballot gave him 113 points to Rabah Madjer's 45, and he is still the last African Footballer of the Year to have won it while playing his club football in Africa. That same year he lifted the African Cup of Champions Clubs with FAR Rabat and was voted its best player, then ran Morocco's midfield at the 1986 World Cup, where they became the first African side to reach the second round. Career record: 46 caps and 9 goals for Morocco; club career at Union de Touarga, Real Murcia, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.

The verdict

The almanac puts Badou Zaki ahead by 1 rating point, 88 against 87.

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