Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mali · 2004–07 · SS
Extra time at Hampden Park on 16 May 2007: his 105th-minute goal put Sevilla ahead of Espanyol in the UEFA Cup final, and after the equaliser he scored in the shootout. Sevilla had won the same trophy in 2006, and his 136 goals stand as their foreign record; he scored 23 in 38 for Mali, shared the 2004 Cup of Nations golden boot, and 2007 made him the first African Footballer of the Year born outside the continent. Career record: 39 caps and 23 goals for Mali; club career at West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla.
Mali · 2017–23 · RB
He was Rennes' right-back at the Stade de France on 27 April 2019, when the club drew 2-2 with Paris Saint-Germain and won the shoot-out 6-5 for its first trophy in 48 years. That Coupe de France remains his major honour, won in the middle of 188 league games for Rennes, and he now captains Mali, with 60 caps, three goals and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Career record: club career at Paris, Lierse S.K., Stade de Reims.
The almanac puts Frédéric Kanouté ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.
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