The 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, officially called AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup 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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Date | 17 October 2007 | ||||||
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Venue | Nagai Stadium, Osaka | ||||||
Man of the Match | Yoshito Ōkubo (Japan) | ||||||
Referee | Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) | ||||||
Attendance | 41,901 | ||||||
Qualified teams edit
Country | Qualified as | Previous appearance in tournament |
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Egypt | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations champions | 1 (1987) |
Japan | 2004 AFC Asian Cup champions | 1 (1993) |
Match details edit
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Man of the Match:
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Winners edit
2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations |
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Japan 2nd title |
References edit
- ^ "Japan scheduled to take on Egypt". Japan Times. 29 August 2007.
External links edit
- 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - rsssf.com