Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mali · 2019–26 · CM
In Leipzig on 8 December 2020 he scored in a 3-2 win that put Manchester United out of the Champions League and into the Europa League. Two DFB-Pokal titles came with Leipzig in 2022 and 2023, the Coupe de France with Lens in May 2026, back-to-back Austrian championships at Salzburg, and 52 caps for Mali stretched across four Cups of Nations between 2019 and 2025. Career record: club career at FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig.
Mali · 1968–1976 · ST
Mali had never reached a Nations Cup final until the 1972 semi-final against Zaire, when Keita struck twice, the second deep in extra time, to settle a 4-3 thriller. He finished that tournament as its leading scorer and collected a runners-up medal after the 3-2 defeat by Congo, and CAF later named him among Africa's 200 best players of the preceding 50 years. Career record: club career at AS Real Bamako, Stade Rennais, Angoulême Charente.
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 84.
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