El Hadji Diouf vs Mamadou Niang
Senegal against Senegal. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
El Hadji Diouf
Senegal · 2001–03 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Senegal
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 70 · 24 goals
- Clubs
- R.C. Lens, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers
On 31 May 2002 in Seoul he burst down the left and drove in the low cross that Papa Bouba Diop forced over the line, and Senegal beat holders France 1-0 on their World Cup debut. Back-to-back African Footballer of the Year awards in 2001 and 2002 sat alongside a place in the 2002 World Cup All-Star team, a run to the quarter-finals, the Africa Cup of Nations final that February, and the League Cup with Liverpool in 2003. Career record: 70 caps and 24 goals for Senegal; club career at R.C. Lens, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers.
Mamadou Niang
Senegal · 2005–11 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Senegal
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 59 · 19 goals
- Clubs
- ES Troyes AC, RC Strasbourg Alsace, Olympique de Marseille
Marseille had waited eighteen years for a league title when their captain finished 2009-10 as Ligue 1's leading scorer on 18 goals, part of the 71 he scored in 155 league games for the club. That season brought the championship and the Coupe de la Ligue, adding to the 2005 League Cup with Strasbourg; he later won the 2011 AFC Champions League with Al Sadd and scored 20 goals in 59 games for Senegal. Career record: 59 caps and 19 goals for Senegal; club career at ES Troyes AC, RC Strasbourg Alsace, Olympique de Marseille.
The verdict
The almanac puts El Hadji Diouf ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.
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