Participating nations

The 2011 African Nations Championship was the second edition of the African Nations Championship tournament. Each participating nation was represented mostly by players who play in their respective local divisions. The competition was hosted in Sudan from February 4 to 25, 2011. Tunisia won their first title by defeating Angola in the final 3–0.

Qualified nations

TeamQualification
Central Eastern Zone
SudanHosts
Northern Zone
AlgeriaWinner Play-off
TunisiaWinner Play-off
Western Zone A
MaliWinner 1st Round
SenegalWinner 1st Round
Western Zone B
Ivory CoastWinner Play-off
GhanaWinner Play-off
NigerWinner Play-off
Central Zone
CameroonWinner 1st Round
DR Congo (holders)Winner 1st Round
GabonWinner Play-off
Central Eastern Zone
RwandaWinner 2nd Round
UgandaWinner 2nd Round
Southern Zone
AngolaWinner 2nd Round
South Africa South AfricaWinner 2nd Round
ZimbabweWinner 2nd Round

Venues

OmdurmanPort SudanKhartoum
Al Merreikh StadiumPort Sudan StadiumKhartoum Stadium
15°23′N 32°17′E/15.39°N 32.29°E/ 15.39; 32.2919°22′N 37°08′E/19.37°N 37.13°E/ 19.37; 37.1315°23′N 32°19′E/15.38°N 32.32°E/ 15.38; 32.32
Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 13,000Capacity: 23,000
OmdurmanOmdurmanKhartoumWad MadaniPort SudanWad Madani
AlHilal StadiumWad Madani Stadium
15°23′N 32°17′E/15.39°N 32.29°E/ 15.39; 32.2914°14′N 33°19′E/14.24°N 33.31°E/ 14.24; 33.31
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 15,000

Squads

Draw

  • The Final draw for the Groups was held on Saturday November 27, 2010 in Khartoum. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Sudan are seeded as hosts and Congo DR as reigning holders. Ghana and Senegal have the two strongest records and so they complete the top seeded for Pot 1. A draw will then be done to determine which of these two countries shall be awarded the letter B1 and which one will have the letter D1 .

The remaining twelve countries was categorized into three hats according to the following criteria in order of priority:

  • Results in the 1st Edition CHAN 2009
  • Zonal Separation as determined by CAF statutes
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Sudan (Assigned to A1) DR Congo (Assigned to C1) Ghana SenegalAlgeria Ivory Coast Tunisia ZimbabweAngola Cameroon Gabon South Africa South AfricaMali Niger Rwanda Uganda

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

  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 group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
  5. goal difference in all group matches;
  6. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Yellow and red cards
  8. drawing of lots by the organizing committee.
Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

All times are in local, East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Sudan321020+27
Algeria312042+25
Gabon31114404
Uganda300315−40
Sudan1–0Gabon
Mudather Karika 19'
Uganda0–2Algeria
Djabou 18' Soudani 62'
Gabon2–2Algeria
Lengoualama 51' Bembangoye 90+2'Soudani 70' 89'
Sudan1–0Uganda
Mudather Karika 9'
Sudan0–0Algeria
Gabon2–1Uganda
Pitty Djoué 65' 69'Sadam 88'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
South Africa South Africa330062+49
Niger32012206
Zimbabwe310223−13
Ghana300314−30
Ghana1–2South Africa South Africa
Larbi 19'Shongwe 57' Shabangu 88'
Zimbabwe0–1Niger
Abdelkader 76'
South Africa South Africa2–0Niger
Shongwe 56' 87'
Ghana0–1Zimbabwe
Gutu 70'
Ghana0–1Niger
Tukur 89'
South Africa South Africa2–1Zimbabwe
Shabangu 33' Mkhwanazi 62'Maroto 2'

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Cameroon330050+59
DR Congo311134−14
Ivory Coast310224−23
Mali301213−21
DR Congo0 – 2Cameroon
Momasso 42' Baba 80'
Ivory Coast1 – 0Mali
Koné 23'
Cameroon1 – 0Mali
Sagong 68'
DR Congo2 – 1Ivory Coast
Salakiaku 18' Kaluyituka 31'Mangoua 8'
Cameroon2 – 0Ivory Coast
Monkam 54' Ekane 90'
DR Congo1 – 1Mali
Kabangu 82'Bagayoko 80'

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Tunisia321062+47
Angola312032+15
Senegal31112204
Rwanda300327-50
Senegal2–0Rwanda
M. Kasse 89' M.N. Diop 90+3'
Angola1–1Tunisia
Kali 90+2'M'sakni 7'
Tunisia3–1Rwanda
Darragi 21' Gasdaoui 32' Dhaouadi 44'Tuyisenge 23'
Senegal0–0Angola
Senegal0–2Tunisia
Gasdaoui 45' Korbi 88'
Rwanda1–2Angola
Mugiraneza 18'Love 31' Osório 57'

Knockout phase

All times are in local, East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
18 February 2011 – Khartoum
South Africa South Africa0
22 February 2011 – Khartoum
Algeria2
Algeria1 (3)
19 February 2011 – Khartoum
Tunisia (pen.)1 (5)
Tunisia1
25 February 2011 – Omdurman
DR Congo0
Tunisia3
18 February 2011 – Omdurman
Angola0
Sudan (pen.)1 (4)
22 February 2011 – Omdurman
Niger1 (3)
Sudan1 (2)
19 February 2011 – Omdurman
Angola (pen.)1 (4)Third Place
Cameroon0 (7)
25 February 2011 – Omdurman
Angola (pen.)0 (8)
Algeria0
Sudan1

Quarter-finals

South Africa South Africa0–2Algeria
Maïza 44' (pen.) Metref 90+2'
Sudan1–1 (a.e.t.)Niger
Bakri 17'Modibo 65'
Penalties
Muhannad El Tahir Saif Eldin Mosaab Mohamed Ali Safari Hitham4–3Idrissa Modibo Abdoul Karim Sabiou Moctar
Cameroon0–0 (a.e.t.)Angola
Penalties
Bebey Balokog Nguemaleu Ashu Sagong Ndame Moundi Monkam Ekane7–8Job Osório Miguel Kali Love Santana D.Masunguna Zé Kalanga Fabricio
Tunisia1–0DR Congo
Dhaouadi 50'

Semi-finals

Algeria1–1 (a.e.t.)Tunisia
Djabou 62'Gasdaoui 18'
Penalties
Feham Lemmouchia Meftah Metref3–5Darragi Souissi Gharbi Hicheri Korbi
Sudan1–1 (a.e.t.)Angola
Saif Eldin Ali 45'Love 71'
Penalties
2–4

Third Place Playoff

Algeria0–1Sudan
Mudather Karika 37'

Final

Tunisia3–0Angola
Traoui 47' Dhaouadi 74' Darragi 80'
2011 African Nations Championship champions
Tunisia First title

Scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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