1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

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

1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Pakhtakor & Lagos National Stadiums
Uzbekistan Nigeria 2 4
First leg
Uzbekistan Nigeria 2 3
Date	21 October 1995
Venue	Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Referee	Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Attendance	55,000
Second leg
Nigeria Uzbekistan 1 0
Date	10 November 1995
Venue	National Stadium, Lagos
Referee	Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Attendance	60,000

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearance in tournament
Nigeria	1994 African Cup of Nations champions	Debut
Uzbekistan	1994 Asian Games champions	Debut

Match details

First leg

21 October 1995

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

Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Uzbekistan

Nigeria

Uzbekistan: GK 1 Oleg Belyakov DF 2 Andrei Zakharov DF 3 Farkhad Magametov (c) DF 5 Gennadi Denisov  55' DF 18 Andrei Fyodorov MF 4 Mirdjalal Kasimov MF 6 Ilkhom Sharipov MF 7 Abdikakhor Marifaliev  65' MF 8 Sergey Lebedev  75' FW 9 Igor Shkvyrin FW 10 Azamat Abduraimov Substitutes: MF 15 Dilmurod Nazarov  55' FW 11 Ravshan Bozorov  65' FW 12 Shukhrat Maksudov  75' Manager: Aleksandr Ivankov

Nigeria: GK 1 Alloysius Agu DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen (c) DF 3 Wasiu Ipaye DF 5 Uche Okafor DF 6 Taribo West MF 8 Mutiu Adepoju MF 10 Wilson Oruma  60' MF 15 Sunday Oliseh FW 7 Samson Siasia FW 11 Victor Ikpeba  85' FW 14 Daniel Amokachi Substitutes: DF 12 Pascal Ojigwe  85' FW 4 Nwankwo Kanu  60' Manager: Jo Bonfrere

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Second leg

10 November 1995

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Nigeria	1–0	Uzbekistan
Amunike 82'	report

National Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

Nigeria

Uzbekistan

Nigeria: GK 1 Alloysius Agu DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen DF – Celestine Babayaro DF 5 Uche Okafor DF – Uche Okechukwu MF 8 Mutiu Adepoju  60' MF 10 Wilson Oruma MF 15 Sunday Oliseh FW – Finidi George FW 4 Nwankwo Kanu (c)  60' FW 14 Daniel Amokachi  46' Substitutes: MF – Jay-Jay Okocha  60' FW 7 Samson Siasia  60' FW – Emmanuel Amunike  46' Manager: Jo Bonfrere

Uzbekistan: GK – Pavel Bugalo DF 2 Andrei Zakharov DF 3 Farkhad Magametov (c) DF – Ulugbek Ruzimov  80' DF – Akmal Khashimov MF 4 Mirdjalal Kasimov MF 6 Ilkhom Sharipov MF 8 Sergey Lebedev  42' FW 10 Azamat Abduraimov FW 11 Ravshan Bozorov FW 12 Shukhrat Maksudov  46' Substitutes: DF – Bakhtiar Namazov  80' MF 7 Abdikakhor Marifaliev  42' MF 15 Dilmurod Nazarov  46' Manager: Aleksandr Ivankov

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Winners

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregates.

1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Nigeria 1st title

External links

• 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - rsssf.com
• 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - goalzz.com