2008 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

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tourney_name = Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
year = 2008
other_titles = AFC-CAF Challenge Cup


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country = Saudi Arabia
dates = November
num_teams = 2
confederations = 2
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The 2008 AFC-CAF Challenge Cup is the new edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, which will take place on the neutral ground of Saudi Arabia in November, 2008. It's a friendly match between 2007 Asian Cup's Champion Iraq and 2008 African Cup of Nations's Champion Egypt under the rule of the UAFA. Originally intended as a friendly match, UAFA decided to make it more than a friendly and reached agreement with both the Iraq Football Association and the Egyptian Football Association to make it an Afro-Asian Cup.

quads

fb|Egypt

Egypt earned their 2nd successive African Cup of Nations title after beating Cameroon 1-0 in the final, Egypt has the best African record with 5 titles, the 5th title came by a great performance by beating Cameroon 4-2 in the opening match followed by a 3-0 win against Sudan and 1 all tie with Zambia. Having survived the knockout stage, Egypt beat Angola 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and Côte d'Ivoire 3-1 in the semifinals before defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the final.

Player to watch

flagicon|Egypt Hosny Abd Rabo
* 2008 African Cup of Nations MVP
* 2008 African Cup of Nations Top scorer runner-up with 4 goals
* 2008 African Cup of Nations Best Team XI

fb|Iraq

Iraq were the unexpected winners of the 2007 Asian Cup, defeating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final in Jakarta. Although Iraq grouped in the "Group of Death" with the co-Host Thailand , Australia and Oman , Iraq managed to top the group with an amazing win over Australia 3-1 and two ties 1-1 with Thailand and 0-0 with Oman . Iraq is the only team in Asia to face two hosts in one tournament which they did when they won 2-0 against co-Host Vietnam in the quarterfinals, Iraq faced South Korea in the semifinals and eliminated them by PSO 4-3, Finally Iraq won their first title after beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Final.

Player to watch

flagicon|Iraq Younis Mahmoud
* 2007 AFC Asian Cup MVP
* 2007 AFC Asian Cup Top scorer with 4 goals
* 2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Team XI
* 2007 AFC Player of the Year Runner-up
* 2007 Arab player of the Year
* 2007 Ballon d'Or 29th best player in the world
* 2007 La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti Award

Match details

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date = November, 2008
team1 = fb-rt|Iraq
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team2 = fb|Egypt
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stadium = King Fahad Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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See also

* Asian Nations Cup
* FIFA

External links

* [http://www.UA-FA.com UAFA Official website]