1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Football match

1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Azadi Stadium & 5 July Stadium

| Iran | Algeria

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2 | 2
2–2 on aggregate; Algeria won on away goals
First leg
| Iran | Algeria

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2 | 1
Date| 27 September 1991
Venue| Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Referee| Nizar Watti (Syria)
Attendance| 100,000
Second leg
| Algeria | Iran

|

1 | 0
Date| 13 October 1991
Venue| Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee| Naji Jouini (Tunisia)
Attendance| 30,000

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The 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, it was contested by Algeria, winners of the 1990 African Cup of Nations, and Iran, winners of the 1990 Asian Games football tournament. Algeria won on away goal after a 2 - 2 draw on aggregate.[1][2]

## Qualified teams[edit]

Country  | Qualified as  | Previous appearance in tournament

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Algeria | 1990 African Cup of Nations champions | Debut
Iran | 1990 Asian Games champions | 1 (1978)

## Match details[edit]

### First leg[edit]

27 September 1991

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Iran | 2–1|  Algeria

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Marfavi 13', 78' | Report |  23' Lazizi

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)

Iran

Algeria

|

| Iran:

GK | 1 | Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
DF | 2 | Javad Zarincheh
DF | 3 | Mojtaba Moharrami
DF | 4 | Reza Hassanzadeh
DF | 5 | Mohammad Panjali (c) |  |  46'
MF | 6 | Morteza Fonounizadeh
MF | – | Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
MF | 8 | Hamid Derakhshan
MF | 9 | Mehdi Abtahi
FW | 10 | Samad Marfavi
FW | 17 | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta |  |  79'
Substitutes:
DF | – | Nader Mohammadkhani |  |  46'
FW | – | Nasser Mohammadkhani |  |  79'
Manager:
Ali Parvin
|  | Algeria:

GK | 1 | Antar Osmani
DF | 2 | Mourad Rahmouni |
DF | 4 | Tarek Lazizi
DF | 5 | Mahieddine Meftah
DF | 6 | Omar Belatoui
MF | 8 | Malik Zorgane |  |  79'
MF | 9 | Moussa Saïb
MF | 10 | Kader Ferhaoui
MF | 14 | Tahar Cherif El-Ouazzani
FW | 11 | Rabah Madjer (c)
FW | 16 | Liazid Sandjak |  |  86'
Substitutes:
MF | 7 | Abdelhafid Tasfaout |  |  79'
MF | – | Khaled Lounici |  |  86'
Manager:
Abdelhamid Kermali

Assistant referees:
... ... (...)
... ... (...)
Fourth official:
... ... (...)

Man of the Match:
Samad Marfavi (Iran)

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### Second leg[edit]

13 October 1991

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Algeria | 1–0|  Iran

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Benhalima 78' | Report |

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

Algeria

Iran

|

| Algeria:

GK | 1 | Antar Osmani
DF | 3 | Kamel Adjas
DF | 4 | Ali Benhalima
DF | 12 | Liazid Sandjak
DF | 20 | Fodil Megharia
MF | 8 | Malik Zorgane |  |
MF | 10 | Kader Ferhaoui
MF | 13 | Moussa Saïb
MF | 14 | Tahar Cherif El-Ouazzani
FW | 9 | Djamel Menad
FW | 11 | Rabah Madjer (c)
Substitutes:
DF | 5 | Mahieddine Meftah
DF | 6 | Omar Belatoui
DF | – | Tarek Lazizi
MF | 7 | Abdelhafid Tasfaout
MF | – | Khaled Lounici |  |
FW | – | Mohamed Rahem
Manager:
Abdelhamid Kermali
|  | Iran:

GK | 1 | Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
DF | 2 | Javad Zarincheh
DF | 3 | Mojtaba Moharrami
DF | 4 | Reza Hassanzadeh
DF | 5 | Nader Mohammadkhani
MF | 6 | Morteza Fonounizadeh
MF | 8 | Hamid Derakhshan
MF | 9 | Mehdi Abtahi
MF | – | Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
FW | 10 | Samad Marfavi
FW | 17 | Farshad Pious
Substitutes:
DF | – | Mohammad Panjali
FW | – | Nasser Mohammadkhani
FW | – | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
Manager:
Ali Parvin

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Salah Belagha (Tunisia)
Rachid Ben Khadija (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Rachid Medjiba (Algeria)

Man of the Match:
... ... (Algeria)

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## Winner[edit]

Algeria won on away goals after 2–2 on aggregate.

1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Algeria
1st title

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Algérie - Iran 1991". dzfootball. 2007.
2. ^ "Iran - Algérie, historique des rencontres". dzfoot.com. M-A. D. 27 March 2018.

## External links[edit]

* 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations \- rsssf.com
* 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations \- goalzz.com

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