Khalilou Fadiga vs Mamadou Niang
Senegal against Senegal. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Khalilou Fadiga
Senegal · 1998–2005 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Senegal
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 37 · 4 goals
- Clubs
- Lommel SK, Club Brugge K.V., AJ Auxerre
Inter's doctors found the heart defect in 2003, and a year later he collapsed at the Reebok before a Carling Cup tie with Tottenham, took an implanted defibrillator and played again by 2005. Runner-up at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations and a World Cup quarter-finalist that summer, he won the Belgian double with Club Brugge in 1998, the 2003 Coupe de France with Auxerre, and a place in the 2000 AFCON Team of the Tournament. Career record: 37 caps and 4 goals for Senegal; club career at Lommel SK, Club Brugge K.V., AJ Auxerre.
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 cannot separate them: both are rated 84.
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