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.^[1]

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
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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