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What is the biggest African derby?
Is the ‘Jollof derby’ too friendly to be ranked above the Cairo derby as African football’s biggest derby?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the continent’s fiercest rivalries. Will a club game or an international rivalry make it to number one in their top 10?
Top 10 African derbies (in no particular order):
- Al Ahly vs Zamalek
- Nigeria vs Ghana
- Raja Casablanca vs Wydad Casablanca
- Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates
- Egypt vs Algeria
- Simba SC vs Young Africans
- Esperance vs Club African
- Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak
- Algeria v Morocco
- MC Algiers vs USM Algiers
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By BBC World ServiceIs the ‘Jollof derby’ too friendly to be ranked above the Cairo derby as African football’s biggest derby?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the continent’s fiercest rivalries. Will a club game or an international rivalry make it to number one in their top 10?
Top 10 African derbies (in no particular order):
- Al Ahly vs Zamalek
- Nigeria vs Ghana
- Raja Casablanca vs Wydad Casablanca
- Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates
- Egypt vs Algeria
- Simba SC vs Young Africans
- Esperance vs Club African
- Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak
- Algeria v Morocco
- MC Algiers vs USM Algiers