2007 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

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2007 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
First leg
Date27 February 2007 (2007-02-27)
VenueMini Estadi, Barcelona
RefereeKacem Bennaceur
Second leg
Date1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)
VenueMini Estadi, Barcelona
RefereeThomas Einwaller
2005

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[edit]

Africa[edit]

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

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

Europe[edit]

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

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

First leg[edit]

European Selection U-186–1African Selection U-18
Aarón 3', 26'
Fischer 22', 38'
Bojan 61'
Prudnikov 89'
Report Dipanda 45+2'

Second leg[edit]