Mehdi Meriah
Encyclopedia
Mehdi Meriah is a Tunisia
n football (soccer)
player who currently plays as a left back for Club Africain
. He can also play as a midfielder.
He was recently called up to the Tunisia
n national team to participate in the 2006 World Cup
but after he sustained an injury
in the week leading up to the tournament was replaced by Haykel Guemamdia
.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays as a left back for Club Africain
Club Africain
The Club Africain , also known as CA or Al Nadi Al Ifriki, is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is best known for its section of football...
. He can also play as a midfielder.
He was recently called up to the Tunisia
Tunisia national football team
The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...
n national team to participate in the 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
but after he sustained an injury
Injury
-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
in the week leading up to the tournament was replaced by Haykel Guemamdia
Haykel Guemamdia
Haykel Guemamdia is a Tunisia footballer. He currentlyplays as forward for the Tunisian club Club Sportif Sfaxien.Guemamdia had a spell with RC Strasbourg in France's Ligue 1....
.