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England have the honour of getting the 2003 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup under way this weekend. Exellent warm-upAfter a gala match the night before featuring AFC Ajax and Al-Ahly, the English team will start the competition proper when they meet Burkina Faso in Port Said early on Saturday afternoon. Dick Bate's team have high hopes of a good showing at the tournament after an excellent performance on a preparatory trip to Tunisia last November.No RooneyEngland won 4-0 in north Africa that time, leaving confidence high for the challenge ahead in Egypt. While there will be no Wayne Rooney in the party after his breakthrough to the Everton FC first team in the Premiership this season, there will be plenty of players involved who made an impression at last May's UEFA European Under-17 Championship when Rooney scored five goals. Third-place finishEngland reached [url=http://innovis.org.uk/breedingproducts/sheepfecpak.html]http://innovis.org.uk/breedingproducts/sheepfecpak.html[/url] the semi-finals before going down 3-0 to eventual winners Switzerland. They then finished on a high though by beating Spain, another of Europe's four Meridian Cup participants, 4-1 in a third-place play-off. However, there will be no chance of England meeting Spain in Egypt as the European nations will all play the four African countries once.UEFA pointsAny points the English can gain for wins or draws will be added to the UEFA tally, while the African teams will be playing for CAF. At the end of the tournament, the confederation with the most points will be the Meridian Cup champion. "We will look to do our best and if we can do well for [url=http://www.meork.com/friends/electronics.html]lululemon sale[/url] UEFA then so much the better," Bate said.Waterlogged pitchesThe squad came together last Sunday but because of "atrocious" [url=http://crees.org/Admin/ckeditor/INSTALL.htm]cheap replica jerseys[/url] weather at home and waterlogged pitches, they were unable to train on grass until they arrived in Egypt. However, his team are ready for the task ahead. "We are missing five or six from last May but some of the boys are quite experienced," he said.New experience"They will find it a challenge," Bate added. "They will be coming up against different teams and different cultures. Everything will be different, they will be have to be mentally and physically prepared. We will go into the games and see how we can do."Four gamesAfter meeting Burkina Faso, England will take on Mali on Monday. They then finish up with tough games against hosts Egypt on Wednesday and then four-time Meridian Cup entrants Nigeria on the following Saturday. Leading the lineEngland will hope for strong displays from Manchester City FC forward Lee Croft, who has already made an impression for the Under-19 team. While Croft did not play in the match against Tunisia, Bate has decided to call upon his services for the coming challenge, especially as he [url=http://www.pixenaut.es/blog/]http://www.pixenaut.es/blog/[/url] will be without injured Millwall FC striker Cherno Samba.Much to proveWith the startling Premiership achievements of 17-year-old Rooney echoing around the world, Croft and his young team-mates in Egypt will be eager to show there is plenty of other young talent in England. Related ItemsFinal four to represent EuropeYoung stars take Meridian stageAjax face Africa's finest
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