/ 23 March 1999

AFRO-ASIAN NATIONS CUP REVIVED

THE Afro-Asian Nations Cup will be revived this year after a four-year break, it was announced in Johannesburg on Monday. South Africa and Saudi Arabia play in Johannesburg on September 19 and Riyadh on September 30, while Egypt have proposed December for matches with Iran. Cameroon, South Korea, Algeria, Japan and Nigeria won previous editions of the biennial contest between the champions of the continents. Fixture congestion has also hit the Afro-Asian club championship, with the 1998 clash between Raja Casablanca of Morocco and Pohang Steelers of South Korea outstanding.