2007 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

The 2007 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup was the sixth UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, an intercontinental football competition for the representative under-18 teams of Europe and Africa. The competition, being held as a two-legged tie for the first time, was played in Barcelona, Spain, on 27 February and 1 March 2007. This was the first Meridian Cup under a new format; the two confederations were pitted against each other, whereas in past tournaments individual countries from said confederations competed.

Squads

Africa

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Ivory Coast GK Christian Fabrice Okoua
2 The Gambia DF Steevy Nzambe
3 Ivory Coast DF Konan Ruffin N'Gouan
4 Burkina Faso DF Mahamadi Bande
5 South Africa DF Ramahlwe Mphahlele
6 Central African Republic DF Junior Maurice Gourrier
7 Eritrea MF Samuel Gebrehiwet
8 Cameroon MF Aser Pierrick Dipanda
9 Gabon FW Ulrich Boucka
10 Cameroon FW Lionnel Franck Djimgou
No. Position Player
11 Cameroon FW Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o
12 Eritrea GK Yosief Zeratsion
13 Ghana MF Felix Mensah Donkor
14 Morocco DF Saddik Boulaouali
15 Algeria FW Mohamed Fadel
16 South Africa DF Kemokho Cissokho
17 Senegal FW Serigne Amath Gueye
19 Mali FW Boubacar Bangoura
21 Tunisia GK Habib Tounsi
22 Senegal MF Cheick Sy

Europe

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Russia GK Yevgeny Pomazan
2 Germany DF Björn Kopplin
3 Czech Republic DF Jan Polák
4 Israel MF Dor Malul
5 Czech Republic MF Jan Hable
6 Serbia MF Nikola Gulan
7 Germany MF Marko Marin
8 Hungary MF Ádám Dudás
9 Russia FW Aleksandr Prudnikov
10 Spain FW Aarón Ñíguez
No. Position Player
11 Hungary FW Krisztián Németh
12 Poland GK Wojciech Szczęsny
13 France DF Armand Traoré
14 Northern Ireland DF Craig Cathcart
15 Spain DF Guillem Savall
16 Spain FW Bojan Krkić
17 Portugal MF Romeu Ribeiro
18 Germany FW Manuel Fischer
19 Serbia MF Nenad Adamović
20 Netherlands MF Vurnon Anita

First leg

27 February 2007
18:30 CET
European Selection U-18 6 1 African Selection U-18
Aarón  3'  26'
Fischer  22'  38'
Bojan  61'
Prudnikov  89'
Report Dipanda  45+2'
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

Second leg

1 March 2007
11:00 CET
African Selection U-18 0 4 European Selection U-18
Report Németh  41'
Fischer  64'
Prudnikov  73'
Ádám Dudás  90+1'
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