The 2011 Nile Basin Tournament was an association football tournament organized by the Egyptian Football Association. The tournament was contested in January 2011.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo, Ismaillia |
| Dates | 5–17 January |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Third place |  DR Congo |
| Fourth place |  Kenya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Al-Sayed Hamdy (6 Goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ahmed Samir Farag |
All fixtures are listed on FIFA.com with a 'Friendly' weight status which means that results will affect the participating nations' FIFA World Rankings.
Participants
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Sudan requested not to be drawn with Uganda as they have been drawn against each other in the 2011 African Championship of Nations tournament.[2]
Matches
editTeams finishing in 1st and 2nd position will qualify for semi-final stage whilst team that finishes in 3rd position will qualify for 5th place play-off.
Group stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
| Groups third advance to the fifth-place match | |
Tie-breaking criteria
editIf two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[3]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Uganda
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Tanzania
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
 Burundi
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are Egypt Standard Time is at UTC+2.
| Uganda | 3 – 1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
Kaweesa  34'Ssemakula 55'Kasule 89' |
report | Habarugira 38' |
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
| Egypt | 5 – 1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdy 5', 57' Aboutrika 12' Haroub 24' (o.g.) Ali 78' |
report | Gumbo 82' |
Referee: Mohamed Hussein El Fadil (Sudan)
| Tanzania | 1 – 1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Shadrack Nsajigwa 75' (pen.) |
report | Tambwe Hamisi 50' |
Referee: Ojwang Osano (Kenya)
| Uganda | 1 – 1 | Tanzania |
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| Y. Mugalu 65' |
report | A. Machupa 24' |
Referee: Mohamed Hussein El Fadil (Sudan)
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Kenya
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Sudan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Kenya | 1 – 0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Collins Okoth 17' (pen.) |
report |
Referee: Onesimo Ndayisenga (Burundi)
| DR Congo | 1 – 0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Lofo Bongeli 27' (pen.) |
report |
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
| Sudan | 1 – 2 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Muhannad Tahir 71' |
report | Matondo Salakiaku 36' Lofo Bongeli 90' (pen.) |
Referee: Orden Mbaga (Tanzania)
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 January 2011 - Cairo | ||||||
| Egypt | 5 | |||||
| 17 January 2011 - Cairo | ||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 14 January 2011 - Cairo | ||||||
| Uganda | 1 | |||||
| DR Congo | 0 | |||||
| Uganda | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 January 2011 - Cairo | ||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||
Semi-final
edit| DR Congo | 0 - 1 | Uganda |
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| report | Habeb Kofoma 23' |
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
| Egypt | 5 - 1 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Belal 13', 69', 90' Hamdy 21' Gomaa 25' |
report | Omondi 67' |
Referee: Onesimo Ndayisenga (Burundi)
5th Place Playoff
edit| Tanzania | 0 - 2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| report | Haitham Mustafa 52' Ala'a Eldin Yousif 61' |
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
3rd Place Playoff
editFinal
editWinner
edit| Nile Basin Tournament 2011 winner |
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 Egypt First title |
| 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
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| Uganda
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DR Congo
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| 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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Sudan
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Tanzania
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Burundi
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Prize money
edit| Final position |
Money awarded to team |
|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 |
| 2 | $120,000 |
| 3 | $100,000 |
| 4 | $60,000 |
| 5 | $50,000 |
| 6 | $50,000 |
| 7 | $50,000 |
Awards
edit- Best player:
Ahmed Samir Farag - Top scorer: Al-Sayed Hamdy
- Best Goalkeeper:
Muteba Kidiaba - Fair Play: DR Congo
Scorers
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Media Coverage
editReferences
edit- ^ "Egypt to face Tanzania in friendly tournament opener". filgoal.com. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Egypt and Zambia in Nile Basin tournament opener". CAFonline.com. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010, art. 72, p. 29" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
External links
edit- 2011 Nile Basin Tournament at SoccerWay
- [1] at goalzz.com
- [2] at kooora.com