Aliou Cissé vs Idrissa Gana Gueye
Senegal against Senegal. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Aliou Cissé
Senegal · 2002–22 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Senegal
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 33 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Paris Saint-Germain, Birmingham City, Portsmouth
Bamako, 10 February 2002: he walked up for Senegal's fifth penalty in the Africa Cup of Nations final, Alioum Boukar saved it, and Cameroon took the trophy. Twenty years later he was the coach in Yaoundé when Senegal took that title for the first time, in 2021; as a player he captained the side to the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals, and he was named CAF Coach of the Year in 2022. Career record: 33 caps and 0 goals for Senegal; club career at Paris Saint-Germain, Birmingham City, Portsmouth.
Idrissa Gana Gueye
Senegal · 2020–23 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Senegal
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 122 · 7 goals
- Clubs
- Lille OSC, Everton, Paris Saint-Germain
Neymar's scuffed shot dropped to him inside eight minutes at the Parc des Princes on 28 September 2021, and he thumped it into the top corner to open a 2-0 win over Manchester City. He won the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal in 2022, two Ligue 1 titles and two Coupes de France with Paris Saint-Germain, reached the 2020 Champions League final, and in March 2023 became the first Senegalese to reach a hundred caps. Career record: 122 caps and 7 goals for Senegal; club career at Lille OSC, Everton, Paris Saint-Germain.
The verdict
The almanac puts Idrissa Gana Gueye ahead by 2 rating points, 85 against 83.
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