Badou Zaki vs Yassine Bounou
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.
Yassine Bounou
Morocco · 2022–25 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Morocco
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 93 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Girona, Al Hilal SFC
- Honours
- Hall of Fame 2022
Spain missed all three penalties in the Doha shootout on 6 December 2022, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets both denied by him, before Achraf Hakimi chipped in the winner. Four clean sheets in Qatar, more than any other goalkeeper, carried Morocco to the first World Cup semi-final by an African side; he won the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with the Golden Glove, two Europa Leagues at Sevilla, and the Zamora Trophy in 2022. Career record: 93 caps and 0 goals for Morocco; club career at Atlético Madrid B, Girona, Al Hilal SFC; honours include Hall of Fame 2022.
The verdict
The almanac puts Badou Zaki ahead by 1 rating point, 88 against 87.
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