| Founded | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Japan (2nd Title) |
| Most successful team | 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 and 1999 editions were 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 then was cancelled. However the trophy was resumed in 2007 under the name "AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup".
The most successful team is Japan with 2 championships.
Contents |
| Year | Host nation | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | |||||
| 1985 Details |
Cameroon Saudi Arabia |
Cameroon |
4 – 1 1 – 2 |
Saudi Arabia |
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| 1988 Details |
Qatar | South Korea |
0 – 0 (pen : 4 – 3) |
Egypt |
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| 1991 Details |
Iran Algeria |
Iran |
2 – 1 0 – 1 |
Algeria |
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| 1993 Details |
Japan | Japan |
1 – 0 (aet) |
Cameroon |
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| 1995 Details |
Uzbekistan Nigeria |
Uzbekistan |
2 – 3 0 – 1 |
Nigeria |
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| 1997^ Details |
South Africa Saudi Arabia |
South Africa |
1 – 0 0 – 0 |
Saudi Arabia |
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| 2007 Details |
Japan | Japan |
4 – 1 | Egypt |
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| Team | Champions | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 (1993, 2007) | - |
| Algeria | 1 (1991) | - |
| Cameroon | 1 (1985) | - |
| Nigeria | 1 (1995) | - |
| South Africa | 1 (1997) | - |
| South Korea | 1 (1987) | - |
| Egypt | - | 2 (1987, 2007) |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2 (1985, 1997) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | - | 1 (1993) |
| Iran | - | 1 (1991) |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 (1995) |
| Continent | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997) | 3 (1987, 1993, 2007) |
| Asia | 3 (1987, 1993, 2007) | 4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997) |
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