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Match of the Day Africa: Top 10
Mon, August 28 2023 12:30:00 GMT
BBC World Service
Episodes
28 Aug
Who is the greatest African goalkeeper?
Who was Yaya’s nemesis at Barcelona? And who’s yet to fulfil their potential?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African goalkeepers. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 goalkeepers (in alphabetical order):
- Joseph-Antoine Bell
- Yassine Bounou
- Essam El Hadar
- Vincent Enyeama
- Alain Gouamene
- Bruce Grobbelaar
- Carlos Kameni
- Edouard Mendy
- Thomas Nkono
- Sadok Sassi 21 Aug
Which African footballer do fans love to hate the most?
From spitting to faking injury, Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku join Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate Africa’s most controversial footballers. Which “bad boy” of African Football will be number one in their top 10?
Top 10 Players fans love to hate (A-Z)
- Emmanuel Adebayor
- Yakubu Aiyegbeni
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Andre Ayew
- Kevin Prince Boateng
- El-Hadji Diouf
- Asamoah Gyan
- Hossam Hassan
- Ahmed Hassan Mido
- Chokri el Ouaer 14 Aug
Who is the greatest African not to play at the World Cup?
Is Egypt dominating African football while failing to qualify for 6 World Cups one of the continent's biggest footballing disappointments? And what would the world have seen if Ballon d’Or winner George Weah had the chance to play on football's biggest stage?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best Africans not to play at a Fifa World Cup. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Africans not to Play at a World Cup (A-Z)
- Mohamed Aboutrika
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Bruce Grobbelaar
- Freddie Kanoute
- Salif Keita
- Seydou Keita
- Segun Odegbami
- Abedi Pele
- George Weah
- Tony Yeboah 07 Aug
Who is Africa’s greatest defender?
Who was a “fighter”, ready for “football war”? Will Kolo Touré be in his brother’s top 5, and will Efan agree?
Possibly the toughest Top 10 yet for Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku who join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African defenders.
Top 10 Defenders (A-Z)
- Lauren Etame Mayer
- Weal Gomaa
- Stephen Keshi
- Khalidou Koulibaly
- Samule Kuffour
- Noureddine Naybet
- Lucas Radebe
- Rigobert Song
- Kolo Toure
- Joseph Yobo 31 Jul
Who is the greatest player of African heritage?
Does Kylian Mbappé’s star quality put him above Eusebio or Zinedine Zidane?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best players of African heritage. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Players of African Heritage (A-Z)
- Marcel Desailly
- Eusebio
- Patrice Evra
- N’golo Kante
- Claude Makélélé
- Kylian Mbappe
- Paul Pogba
- Bukayo Saka
- Patrick Vieira
- Zinedine Zidane 24 Jul
What is Africa’s greatest World Cup moment?
Was Morocco’s semi-final run at Qatar 2022 bigger than Milla’s iconic celebrations at Italia 1990?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African World Cup Moments. What will make their top 10?
Top 10 World Cup Moments (chronologically)
- Tunisia win Africa’s first ever WC Match (1978)
- Algeria beat World Champions Germany 2-1 (1982)
- Morocco beat Portugal 3-1 to reach round of 16 (1986)
- Roger Milla and Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup
- Nigeria’s World Cup debut – Bulgaria 1994
- Senegal’s run to the QF of the 2002 World Cup
- South Africa scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup in the opening game against Mexico
- Ghana score in extra time to progress to QF (2010)
- Vincent Aboubakar scoring for Cameroon against Brazil as the Indomitable Lions became the first African side to beat Brazil at a World Cup (2022)
- Morocco’s run to the semi-finals in Qatar (2022) 17 Jul
Who is Africa’s greatest midfielder?
Is Yaya Touré a more complete footballer than his childhood idols, Abedi Pele and Jay-Jay Okocha?
The former Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder is with former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku and ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African midfielders. Who will make it to number one in their top 10?
Top 10 Midfielders (A-Z)
- Mohamed Aboutrika
- Abedi “Pele” Ayew
- Lakhdar Belloumi
- Michael Essien
- Ahmed Hassan
- Seydou Keita
- Riyad Mahrez
- John Mikel Obi
- Jay-Jay Okocha
- Yaya Toure 10 Jul
Who is the greatest African goalscorer?
How do Samuel Eto’o’s stats stack up against Didier Drogba’s match winning pedigree.
The Cameroonian won three UEFA Champions Leagues with Barcelona and Inter Milan but does Drogba scoring in big moments put him on top?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African goalscorers. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Goal Scorers (A-Z)
- Emmanuel Adebayor
- Didier Drogba
- Samuel Eto’o
- Hossam Hassan
- Salif Keita
- Sadio Mané
- Roger Milla
- Mo Salah
- George Weah
- Rashidi Yekini 03 Jul
Who is the best African Premier League player?
Have Didier Drogba's Chelsea achievements been eclipsed by Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool to leave one of them as the greatest African to grace the English top flight?
Ivory Coast's Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best Africans to play in the English Premier League. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Premier League Players (A-Z)
- Didier Drogba
- Michael Essien
- Lauren Etame-Mayer
- Nwankwo Kanu
- Riyad Mahrez
- Sadio Mane
- Jay-Jay Okocha
- Mohammed Salah
- Kolo Toure
- Yaya Toure 12 Jun
Coming soon: Africa Top 10
Top 10 lists of all things African football. Who will be top of your list? Who are the best goalscorers? Or the best captain? Who are the greatest managers in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations?
With Gabriel Zakuani Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku.
Every Monday from 3 July 2023.