Boualem Khoukhi vs Mansour Muftah
Qatar against Qatar. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Boualem Khoukhi
Qatar · 2014–23 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Qatar
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 125 · 21 goals
- Clubs
- JSM Chéraga, Al-Arabi SC, Al Sadd Sports Club
A centre-back who kept arriving in the wrong box, he scored both goals against Jordan in the WAFF Championship final in Doha in January 2014, at 52 and 81 minutes, and ended the tournament as top scorer with six. He won the Asian Cup twice, in 2019 and 2023, added the 2014 Arabian Gulf Cup, made the 2019 Team of the Tournament, and stands past 130 caps and 21 goals for Qatar with league titles at Al Sadd. Career record: 125 caps and 21 goals for Qatar; club career at JSM Chéraga, Al-Arabi SC, Al Sadd Sports Club.
Mansour Muftah
Qatar · 1985–2023 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Qatar
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 86
- Clubs
- Al-Rayyan, Al-Wakrah Sports Club, Al-Sailiya Sports Club
Twenty-two goals in twelve matches in 1985-86 is why they called him The Fox, and why the Qatari league has named its top scorer award after him since 2013-14. Muftah scored 48 goals in 84 internationals and held Qatar's scoring record until 2023, finished as the league's leading marksman seven times, won the Arabian Golden Boot twice, and took 160 goals from 216 games for Al-Rayyan. Career record: 86 caps for Qatar; club career at Al-Rayyan, Al-Wakrah Sports Club, Al-Sailiya Sports Club.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mansour Muftah ahead by 2 rating points, 84 against 82.
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