Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Founded	1978
Region	International (FIFA)
Number of teams	2
Current champions	Japan (2nd Title)
Most successful team(s)	Japan (2 Titles)

The Afro-Asian Cup of Nations is played between the winners of the Asian Cup or the Asian Games and the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations. The first edition in 1978, where Iran defeated Ghana 3-0, the trophy was not awarded: because the second leg was cancelled due to political problems in Iran. The 1989, 2005 editions were cancelled. The 1997 edition was severely delayed to 1999, while the "true" 1999 edition (between Egypt and Iran) was also canceled.

The competition was discontinued following a CAF decision on July 30, 2000, after AFC representatives had supported Germany rather than South Africa in the vote for hosting the 2006 World Cup. The competition was scheduled to be resumed in 2005 with the match Tunisia-Japan, but then was cancelled. However the trophy was resumed in 2007 under the name "AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup". The 2008 edition was scheduled to be played in November 2008 between Iraq and Egypt in the neutral venue of Saudi Arabia but was eventually cancelled.

The most successful team is Japan with 2 championships.

Results & Statistics

Finals

Year	Host nation	Final
Year	Host nation	Champions	Score	Runners-up
1985 Details	Cameroon Saudi Arabia	Cameroon	4 – 1 1 – 2	Saudi Arabia
1988 Details	Qatar	South Korea	1 – 1 (pen : 4 – 3)	Egypt
1991 Details	Algeria Iran	Algeria	1 – 2 1 – 0	Iran
1993 Details	Japan	Japan	1 – 0 (aet)	Ivory Coast
1995 Details	Nigeria Uzbekistan	Nigeria	3 – 2 1 – 0	Uzbekistan
1999 Details	South Africa Saudi Arabia	South Africa	1 – 0 0 – 0	Saudi Arabia
2007 Details	Japan	Japan	4 – 1	Egypt

Most successful national teams

Team	Champions	Runners-Up
Japan	2 (1993, 2007)	-
Algeria	1 (1991)	-
Cameroon	1 (1985)	-
Nigeria	1 (1995)	-
South Africa	1 (1999)	-
South Korea	1 (1987)	-
Egypt	-	2 (1987, 2007)
Saudi Arabia	-	2 (1985, 1999)
Iran	-	1 (1991)
Ivory Coast	-	1 (1993)
Uzbekistan	-	1 (1995)

Most successful teams by continent

Continent	Champions	Runners-up
Africa	4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)	3 (1987, 1993, 2007)
Asia	3 (1987, 1993, 2007)	4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)

Editions

1985 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 1985 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested by Cameroon, winners of the 1984 African Cup of Nations, and Saudi Arabia, winners of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup. Cameroon won 5-3 on aggregate over the two legs.

Cameroon v Saudi Arabia

15 September 1985

Cameroon	4–1	Saudi Arabia
Omam-Biyik 8' Milla 33' 84' Kundé 87' (pen.)	Report	Abu Dawood 44'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Saudi Arabia v Cameroon

4 October 1985

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Cameroon
Mohammed 9' Abdul-Jawad 86'	Report	Omam-Biyik 57'

King Fahd Stadium, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

1988 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 1988 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested between South Korea, winners of the 1986 Asian Games, and Egypt, winners of the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations. The match was played in one leg in Doha, Qatar.

South Korea v Egypt

6 January 1988

South Korea	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Egypt
Lee Tae-Ho 65'	report	Younes 88'
	Penalties
	4–3

Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested by Algeria, winners of the 1990 African Cup of Nations, and Iran, winners of the 1990 Asian Games football tournament. Algeria won by the away goal after egality 2 - 2 in aggregates.^[1]

Iran v Algeria

27 September 1991

Iran	2–1	Algeria
Marfavi 13', 78'		Lazizi 23'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)

Algeria v Iran

13 October 1991

Algeria	1–0	Iran
Benhalima 78'

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

1993 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 1993 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested between Japan, winners of the 1992 Asian Cup, and Ivory Coast, winners of the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations. The match was played in one leg in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan v Ivory Coast

4 October 1993

Japan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
Miura 116'	report

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 53,302
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested between Uzbekistan, winners of the 1994 Asian Games, and Nigeria, winners of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.

Uzbekistan v Nigeria

21 October 1995

Uzbekistan	2–3	Nigeria
Kasimov 70' Fyodorov 85'	report	Oliseh 10' Ikpeba 65' N. Kanu 71'

Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Attendance: 55,000

Nigeria v Uzbekistan

10 November 1995

Nigeria	1–0	Uzbekistan
Amunike 82'	report

National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

1999 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 1999 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested between Saudi Arabia, winners of the 1996 Asian Cup, and South Africa, winners of the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations. The matches were originally planned to be played in 1997, but South Africa couldn't be bothered to find time on the calendar. After being delayed for two years, the matches were finally played in 1999. South Africa won the title on aggregate score 1–0.

South Africa v Saudi Arabia

18 September 1999

South Africa	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Ndlanya 48'	report

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Saudi Arabia v South Africa

30 September 1999

Saudi Arabia	0–0	South Africa
	report

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 50,000

2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

The 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was played between Japan and the winners of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt. The competition returned after 8 years, the previous edition was held in 1999. This edition was maybe called AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup and held in one leg in Japan.

Japan v Egypt

17 October 2007
19:30

Japan	4–1	Egypt
Ōkubo 21', 42' Maeda 53' Kaji 68'	report	Fadl 58'

Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 41,901
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

References

↑ "Algérie - Iran 1991". dzfootball. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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