The Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, also called the AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup, was an intercontinental football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between representative nations from these confederations, usually the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations and the winners of the AFC Asian Cup or the Asian Games. All editions were official competitions of CAF and AFC.
History The first edition was in 1978. Iran defeated Ghana 3–0 in the first leg, but the second leg was cancelled due to political problems in Iran, and the trophy was not awarded. The competition was completed in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1995, but the 1989 competition was cancelled. The 1997 edition was severely delayed to 1999, while the "true" 1999 edition (between Egypt and Iran) was also cancelled. 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 was then cancelled once again. The competition 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.
Results and statistics + List of Afro-Asian Cup of Nations matches Year Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue Location Attendance19783–0 Aryamehr Stadium Tehran, Iran8,000The second leg of the 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations between Ghana and Iran was cancelled due to the Iranian Revolution. In the first leg, Iran beat Ghana 3–0. Accra Sports Stadium Accra, Ghana The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled. Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance19854–1 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Yaoundé, Cameroon80,0001–2 King Fahd Stadium Taif, Saudi Arabia20,000 Cameroon won 5–3 on aggregate. 1987 1–1 Khalifa International Stadium Doha, Qatar 15,00019911–2 Azadi Stadium Tehran, Iran100,0001–0 Stade du 5 Juillet Algiers, Algeria30,000 Aggregate 2–2, Algeria won on away goals. 1993 1–0 National Stadium Tokyo, Japan 53,30219953–2 Pakhtakor Central Stadium Tashkent, Uzbekistan55,0001–0 National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria60,000 Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.19971–0 Green Point Stadium Cape Town, South Africa20,0000–0 King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia50,000 South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate. 2007 4–1 Nagai Stadium Osaka, Japan 41,901
Results by nation + Results by nation Team Winners Runners-up2 (1993, 2007) 1 (1985) 1 (1987) 1 (1991) 1 (1995) 1 (1997) 2 (1985, 1997) 2 (1987, 2007) 1 (1991) 1 (1993) 1 (1995)
Results by confederation + Results by confederation Confederation Winners Runners-up CAF 4 3 AFC 3 4
See also AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Afro-Asian Club Championship Finalissima Panamerican Championship
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References
External links Afro-Asian Cup of Nations at the RSSSF Coupe Afro-asiatique des nation at Football-the-story.com