Francileudo Santos vs Youssef Msakni
Tunisia against Tunisia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Francileudo Santos
Tunisia · 2000s · SS
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Tunisia
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 40 · 22 goals
- Clubs
- Étoile Sportive du Sahel, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Toulouse
Five minutes into the 2004 final in Tunis, Santos put Tunisia ahead of Morocco, and 60,000 people in the 7 November Stadium spent the rest of the night waiting for the title to arrive. He left 2004 as African champion and joint top scorer with four goals, scored 22 in 41 games for his adopted country, won a Ligue 2 title and the 2004 Coupe de la Ligue at Sochaux, and took a Swiss championship on loan at Zürich. Career record: 40 caps and 22 goals for Tunisia; club career at Étoile Sportive du Sahel, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Toulouse.
Youssef Msakni
Tunisia · 2011–22 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Tunisia
- #7 of 33
- Clubs
- Stade Tunisien, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Al-Duhail SC
Two minutes into the second half in Garoua on 23 January 2022, Msakni struck the only goal of the last-16 tie and Nigeria were out of the Africa Cup of Nations. The 2011 CAF Champions League with Espérance, where he was the tournament's second-highest scorer, four Tunisian league titles, five Qatar Stars League titles with Lekhwiya and Al-Duhail, 104 caps and 23 goals for Tunisia, and Tunisian Footballer of the Year in 2012 and 2017. Career record: club career at Stade Tunisien, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Al-Duhail SC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Youssef Msakni ahead by 1 rating point, 83 against 82.
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