Celestine Babayaro, Daniel Amokachi and Mido are some of the names already engraved on the stylish trophy, which was created 12 years ago by African students who were tired of deserving African players being overlooked in mainstream Belgian awards.
Dan Petrescu looks to have recovered from a foot problem which means Vialli has two major decisions - whether to play a three-man central midfield with Gus Poyet in a free role or a normal 4-4-2 formation and also whether to field Jon Harley or Celestine Babayaro at left-back.