2011 African Nations Championship Final
Event2011 African Nations Championship
Date25 February 2011
VenueAl-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
RefereeDaniel Bennett
Attendance+ 43,000

The 2011 African Nations Championship Final was a football match to determine the champions of the CHAN 2011 tournament and took place on the 25th of February 2011 the match was contested by Tunisia and Angola. Tunisia defeated Angola by 3–0, Tunisia winning their first title.[1][2] Before this match the two teams met in the group stages and it finished 1-1.[3]

Background

Angola defeated hosts and Sudan on penalties after a stormy 1–1 draw and secured a place in the final against Tunisia. Tunisia also needed a shootout after a 1–1 deadlock following extra time before eliminating neighbours Algeria and reaching final. Angola won 4–2 on penalties and Tunisia 5–3 to set up a repeat of a Group D clash in Port Sudan which was drawn when the southern Africa nation scored deep in stoppage time.[3][4]

Route to the final

Tunisia Round Angola
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Angola 1–1 Match 1  Tunisia 1–1
 Rwanda 3–1 Match 2  Senegal 0–0
 Senegal 0–2 Match 3  Rwanda 1–2
Group D winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Tunisia 3 7
2  Angola 3 5
3  Senegal 3 4
4  Rwanda 3 0
Source: CAF
Final standings Group D Runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Tunisia 3 7
2  Angola 3 5
3  Senegal 3 4
4  Rwanda 3 0
Source: CAF
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 DR Congo 1–0 Quarter-finals  Cameroon 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)
 Algeria 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) Semi-finals  Sudan 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)

Match Details

Summary

Angola started off well piling feverish pressure on the Eagles of Carthage through the right flank but lacked a lot of polish with their finishing. Both teams raised the adrenalin levels of their fans with Tunisia coming close to scoring in the 13th minutes but the Palancas Negras man between the woodworks Lamá made a point blank save. Three minutes after, Zouheir Dhaouadi came close to scoring but the Angolan goalkeeper anticipated well to block it from his post.

Mejdi Traoui's powerful drive in the 20th minutes was punched aside by Lama who was well positioned to deny the Eagles their first goal.[5] Adel Chedli sent the Carthage fans on their foot at the Al-Merrikh Stadium in the 37th minutes but he missed the post by an inch. Their one-two-one-two upfront kept mesmerizing the Angolan guardsmen but their finishing were poorly executed.

The dingdong battle continued into the interval. The north Africans returned from the interval much determined. They set the stadium alive two minutes into the second half when Traoui Mejdi Traoui in the ball from waist level with a perfect right foot from Dhaouadi's cross from the left flank.

Tunisia's onslaughts began paying off from the 74th minute when Zouhaier doubled their lead with a fine left foot roll of the ball that went past Lamá straight into the woodwork. As the game wears on substitute Oussama Darragi put the final nail on the coffin in the 80th minutes to gift the north Africans the ultimate.[6]

Details

Tunisia 3–0 Angola
Traoui 47'
Dhaouadi 74'
Darragi 80'
Report
Tunisia
Angola
Tunisia:
GK16Aymen Mathlouthi
DF2Khaled Souissi
DF3Walid Hichri
DF5Aymen Abdennour
DF6Fateh GharbiYellow card 60'
MF7Youssef Msaknidownward-facing red arrow 85'
MF8Khaled KorbiYellow card 45'
MF12Adel ChedliYellow card 31'downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF14Mejdi Traoui
FW11Salema Kasdaoui
FW15Zouheir DhaouadiYellow card 36'downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
MF10Oussama Darragiupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF13Wissem Ben Yahiaupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW9Lamjed Chehoudiupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi
Angola:
GK1Lamá
DF3Osório Carvalho
DF5Kali
DF14Amaro
DF19Fabrício Mafuta
MF8Chara
MF13Hugodownward-facing red arrow 57'
MF15Miguel Quiamedownward-facing red arrow 76'
MF20Narydownward-facing red arrow 83'
FW10Santana Carlos
FW23João Martins
Substitutes:
MF7Jobupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW17Zé Kalangaupward-facing green arrow 57'
FW18Loveupward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Lito Vidigal

Assistant referees:
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Ragab (Libya)

References

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