1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations#First leg

{{Short description|First edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

| image = Azadi Stadirm Exterior view West side.jpg

| caption = Aryamehr, now Azadi Stadium
hosted the first leg

| team1 = Iran

| team1association = {{flagdeco|IRN|1964|size=30px}}

| team2 = Ghana

| team2association = {{flagdeco|GHA|size=30px}}

| details = Cancelled

| firstleg = First leg

| team1score1 = 3

| team2score1 = 0

| date1 = 19 May 1978

| stadium1 = Aryamehr Stadium

| city1 = Tehran

| referee1 = Abdulwahab Al Bannai (Kuwait)

| attendance1 = {{formatnum:8000}}

| secondleg = Second leg

| details2 = {{small|Cancelled}}

| date2 = 1978

| stadium2 = Accra Sports Stadium

| city2 = Accra

| next = 1985

}}

The 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, it was contested by Ghana, winners of the 1978 African Cup of Nations, and Iran, winners of the 1976 AFC Asian Cup. The tournament planned to be played into two legs. The first leg was played in Tehran and Iran beat Ghana 3–0. However the second leg which was to be played in Accra was cancelled due to the Iranian Revolution.{{cite web|url=https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1195483/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B0%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7 |title=بهترین نتایج تاریخ تیم‌ملی با ذخیره‌ها |work=varzesh3.com |publisher= |date=6 January 2015 }}