Match of the Day Africa: Top 10 - What is the biggest African derby?

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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

Published on Monday, 25th September 2023.

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