The 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, it was contested by Ghana, winners of the 1978 African Cup of Nations, and Iran, winners of the 1976 AFC Asian Cup. The tournament planned to be played into two legs. The first leg was played in Tehran and Iran beat Ghana 3–0. However the second leg which was to be played in Accra was cancelled due to the Iranian Revolution.
Qualified teams CountryQualified as Previous appearance in tournament 1978 African Cup of Nations champions Debut 1976 Asian Cup champions Debut
Match details First leg
Iran: GK – Karim BoostaniDF – Mehdi Dinvarzadeh DF – Kazem Seyed Alikhani DF – Mohammad DadkanMF – Ahmad SanjariMF – Kamal KhalilianMF – Hossein Hosseini MF – Majeed Salimpour MF– Ali Akbar YousefiFW – Moslem Khani FW – Parviz MazloumiSubstitutes:DF – Habib KhabiriMF – Mohammad Mayeli Kohan MF – Mohammad Ahmadzadeh MF – Alireza Heydari Manager: Mahmoud YavariGhana: GK – Joe CarrDF – Isaac AcquayeDF – James DadzieDF – Awuley Quaye DF – Haruna Yusif MF – Adolf ArmahMF – John Nketia YawsonMF – Karim Abdul RazakMF – FW – Opoku AfriyieFW – ...Substitutes:GK – ...DF – Joseph Ofei Ansah MF – ...FW – ...Manager: Rudi Gutendorf
Second leg
The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled.
References
External links 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - rsssf.com 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - teammelli.com