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

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]
- 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
| 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 | 
All times are Egypt Standard Time is at UTC+2.
| Uganda  | 3 – 1 |  Burundi | 
|---|---|---|
| Kaweesa  34' Ssemakula  55' Kasule  89' | report | Habarugira  38' | 
| Egypt  | 5 – 1 |  Tanzania | 
|---|---|---|
| Hamdy  5', 57' Aboutrika  12' Haroub  24' (o.g.) Ali  78' | report | Gumbo  82' | 
| Tanzania  | 1 – 1 |  Burundi | 
|---|---|---|
| Shadrack Nsajigwa  75' (pen.) | report | Tambwe Hamisi  50' | 
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 | 
| DR Congo  | 1 – 0 |  Kenya | 
|---|---|---|
| Lofo Bongeli  27' (pen.) | report | 
| Sudan  | 1 – 2 | DR Congo  | 
|---|---|---|
| Muhannad Tahir  71' | report | Matondo Salakiaku  36' Lofo Bongeli  90' (pen.) | 
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 | |||||
Semi-final
| Egypt  | 5 - 1 |  Kenya | 
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Belal  13', 69', 90' Hamdy  21' Gomaa  25' | report | Omondi  67' | 
5th Place Playoff
| Tanzania  | 0 - 2 |  Sudan | 
|---|---|---|
| report | Haitham Mustafa  52' Ala'a Eldin Yousif  61' | 
3rd Place Playoff
Final
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 Ahmed Samir Farag
- Top scorer:  Al-Sayed Hamdy Al-Sayed Hamdy
- Best Goalkeeper: Muteba Kidiaba Muteba Kidiaba
- Fair Play: DR Congo DR Congo
Scorers
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Media Coverage
- Nile Sport
- Modern Sport
References
- ↑ "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
- 2011 Nile Basin Tournament at SoccerWay
- at goalzz.com
- at kooora.com


