title: 2011 Nile Basin Tournament
text: # 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.
  
  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
  
  * 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.
  
  ## 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:
  
  * 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.
  
  **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 |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 January 2011 - Cairo | 14 January 2011 - Cairo |
  | Egypt | 5 |
  | Egypt | 5 | 17 January 2011 - Cairo | 17 January 2011 - Cairo |
  | Kenya | 1 | 17 January 2011 - Cairo | 17 January 2011 - Cairo |
  | Kenya | 1 | Egypt | 3 |
  | 14 January 2011 - Cairo | 14 January 2011 - Cairo | | Egypt | 3 |
  | 14 January 2011 - Cairo | 14 January 2011 - Cairo | Uganda | 1 |
  | DR Congo | 0 | Uganda | 1 |
  | Uganda | 1 | | |
  | Uganda | 1 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 17 January 2011 - Cairo | 17 January 2011 - Cairo |
  | | | DR Congo | 1 |
  | | | Kenya | 0 |
  
  ## 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
  
  ## Media Coverage
  
  * Nile Sport
  * Modern Sport
  