2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

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2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
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Nagai stadium hosted the match
Japan Egypt
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Date17 October 2007
Venue Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Man of the Match Yoshito Ōkubo (Japan)
Referee Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
Attendance41,901
← 1997

The 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, officially called AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup was the eighth and final edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations and was played between the winners of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Japan and the winners of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt. The competition returned after 10 years, the previous edition was held in 1997. It was held into one leg in Japan. [1]

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Qualified teams

CountryQualified asPrevious appearance in tournament
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2006 Africa Cup of Nations champions1 (1987)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2004 AFC Asian Cup champions1 ( 1993 )

Match details

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 41,901
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
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Japan
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Egypt
Japan:
GK– Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF– Yūichi Komano
DF– Akira Kaji
DF– Yuji Nakazawa Yellow card.svg 58'
MF– Yuki Abe
MF– Keita Suzuki Sub off.svg 73'
MF– Kengo Nakamura
MF– Yasuhito Endō Sub off.svg 73'
MF– Satoru Yamagishi Sub off.svg 73'
FW– Ryoichi Maeda
FW– Yoshito Ōkubo
Substitutes:
MF– Jungo Fujimoto Sub on.svg 73'
MF– Yasuyuki Konno Sub on.svg 73'
FW– Hideo Hashimoto Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivica Osim
Egypt:
GK– Mohamed Abdel Monsef
DF– Hany Said
DF– Mahmoud Fathalla
DF– Ahmed Elmohamady
DF– Sayed Moawad
MF– Mohamed Homos
MF– Abdul Rahman Mohie Sub off.svg 52'
MF– Hosny Abd Rabo
FW– Amr Zaki Sub off.svg 79'
FW– Mohamed Fadl
FW– Ahmed Hassan Farag Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutes:
MF– Omar Gamal Sub on.svg 46'
MF– Gomaa Mashhour Sub on.svg 52'
FW– Akram Abdel-Majeed Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata

Assistant referees:
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Fourth official:
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Man of the Match:
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Winners

 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 
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Japan
2nd title

References

  1. ↑ "Japan scheduled to take on Egypt". Japan Times. 29 August 2007.
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