2011 Nile Basin Tournament

The 2011 Nile Basin Tournament was an association football tournament organized by the Egyptian Football Association. The tournament was contested in January 2011.^[1]

2011 Nile Basin Tournament

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

A map of Africa showing the qualified nations.

•  Egypt (host)
•  Burundi
•  DR Congo
•  Kenya
•  Sudan
•  Tanzania
•  Uganda
•  Eritrea
•  Ethiopia (withdrew)
•  Rwanda

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

Teams 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

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
	Groups third advance to the fifth-place match

Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:^[3]

1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
3. number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
4. goal difference in all group matches;
5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
6. fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
7. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
Uganda	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Tanzania	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	2
Burundi	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All times are Egypt Standard Time is at UTC+2.

5 January 2011

16:45

Uganda	3 – 1	Burundi
Kaweesa 34' Ssemakula 55' Kasule 89'	report	Habarugira 38'

Police Academy Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

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5 January 2011

19:15

Egypt	5 – 1	Tanzania
Hamdy 5', 57' Aboutrika 12' Haroub 24' (o.g.) Ali 78'	report	Gumbo 82'

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mohamed Hussein El Fadil (Sudan)

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8 January 2011

17:00

Tanzania	1 – 1	Burundi
Shadrack Nsajigwa 75' (pen.)	report	Tambwe Hamisi 50'

Police Academy Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Ojwang Osano (Kenya)

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8 January 2011

19:15

Egypt	1 – 0	Uganda
Gedo 90+3'	report

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Musungayi Mpunga (Congo DR)

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11 January 2011

14:45

Uganda	1 – 1	Tanzania
Y. Mugalu 65'	report	A. Machupa 24'

Police Academy Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mohamed Hussein El Fadil (Sudan)

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11 January 2011

19:15

Egypt	3 – 0	Burundi
Gedo 2' Ali 11' Hamdy 80'	report

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Referee: Ojwang Osano (Kenya)

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
DR Congo	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
Kenya	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Sudan	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

5 January 2011

14:45

Kenya	1 – 0	Sudan
Collins Okoth 17' (pen.)	report

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Onesimo Ndayisenga (Burundi)

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8 January 2011

14:45

DR Congo	1 – 0	Kenya
Lofo Bongeli 27' (pen.)	report

Police Academy Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

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11 January 2011

16:45

Sudan	1 – 2	DR Congo
Muhannad Tahir 71'	report	Matondo Salakiaku 36' Lofo Bongeli 90' (pen.)

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Orden Mbaga (Tanzania)

Knockout stage

	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

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Semi-final

14 January 2011

16:00

DR Congo	0 - 1	Uganda
	report	Habeb Kofoma 23'

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

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14 January 2011

19:20

Egypt	5 - 1	Kenya
Ahmad Belal 13', 69', 90' Hamdy 21' Gomaa 25'	report	Omondi 67'

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Onesimo Ndayisenga (Burundi)

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5th Place Playoff

16 January 2011

14:00

Tanzania	0 - 2	Sudan
	report	Haitham Mustafa 52' Ala'a Eldin Yousif 61'

Police Academy Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

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3rd Place Playoff

17 January 2011

14:49

DR Congo	1 - 0	Kenya
Kasongo 31'	report

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mohamed Hussein El Fadil (Sudan)

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Final

17 January 2011

18:28

Egypt	3 - 1	Uganda
Hamdy 38', 70' Gedo 81'	report	Ceaser Okhuti 84' (pen.)

Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Musungayi Mpunga (Congo DR)

Winner

Nile Basin Tournament 2011 winner
Egypt First title

2nd Place	3rd Place
Uganda	DR Congo

4th Place	5th Place	6th Place	7th Place
Kenya	Sudan	Tanzania	Burundi

Prize money

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

• Best player: Ahmed Samir Farag
• Top scorer: Al-Sayed Hamdy
• Best Goalkeeper: Muteba Kidiaba
• Fair Play: DR Congo

Scorers

6 goals Al-Sayed Hamdy 3 goals Ahmad Belal Geddo 2 goals Lofo Bongeli Ahmed Ali

1 goal Habarugira Tambwe Hamisi Kasongo Matondo Salakiaku Aboutrika Gomaa Okoth Kevin Omondi Ala'a Eldin Yousif Haitham Mustafa Muhannad Tahir

1 goal A. Machupa Gumbo Shadrack Nsajigwa Kasule Kaweesa Kofoma Manoya Ssemakula Y. Mugalu Own goal Haroub

Media Coverage

• Nile Sport
• Modern Sport